glossier; glossiest
1
: having a surface luster or brightness
rich glossy leather
glossy paper
2
: attractive in an artificially opulent, sophisticated, or smoothly captivating manner : slick
lots of glossy and phony chatter
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Adjective
a plant with glossy green leaves
the glossy finish on the gym floor
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
Eventually, while building the chatbot with a developer using ChatGPT, ElevenLabs voice software, and the avatar platform HeyGen, Doyle realized the character needed to feel younger, glossier, and more manipulative.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Why The '80s Sound Both Vintage and Completely Now
Teen Beat Live taps into the teen magazine culture of the 1980s, when acts like Duran Duran and Debbie Gibson filled the pages of cherished glossies.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 7 May 2026
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Adjective
Small-ish drawers are hidden in the glossy wood paneling, and the television on the wall is disguised as a mirror.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
Eventually, while building the chatbot with a developer using ChatGPT, ElevenLabs voice software, and the avatar platform HeyGen, Doyle realized the character needed to feel younger, glossier, and more manipulative.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
Noun
Under the lead of editor in chief Emanuele Farneti, D magazine is publishing three glossies, sold in a bundle, for a total of 750 pages, its largest issue ever.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Why The '80s Sound Both Vintage and Completely Now
Teen Beat Live taps into the teen magazine culture of the 1980s, when acts like Duran Duran and Debbie Gibson filled the pages of cherished glossies.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for glossy
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“Glossy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glossy. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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