glossy, adj.
(glossier, glossiest)
(glossier, glossiest)
superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
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glossy showy
reflecting light
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glistening glossy lustrous sheeny shining shiny
sample sentences
"glistening bodies of swimmers""the horse's glossy coat"
"lustrous auburn hair"
"saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"
"shining white enamel"
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(of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers
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calendered glossy
sample sentences
"calendered paper""glossy paper"
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based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
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gilded glossy meretricious specious
sample sentences
"the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility""meretricious praise"
"a meretricious argument"
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