glissy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Origin obscure. Possibly from dialectal gliss (to shine) +‎ -y. Compare English glossy, Middle English glisen, glissen, glisten (to shine, glisten) from Old English glisian (to shine, glisten).

Adjective[edit]

glissy (comparative glissier, superlative glissiest)

  1. (Northern England) shiny, glistening.
  2. (slang) shiny and slippery; glossy.

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