Adjective: glissy
Comparison Forms
Synthetic
| Comparative | glissier |
| Superlative | glissiest |
Perifrastic
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like glissy
syrupy,
seemly,
seggsy,
snuffy,
snippy,
snitty,
sniffy,
snotty,
snouty,
snobby,
snoozy,
snooty,
snazzy,
snappy,
snarky,
snarly,
snassy,
snaily,
snacky,
snaggy, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
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”). See: English Adjectives '
glossy'.