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glissy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
glis-sy
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

shiny, glistening.

adj

shiny and slippery; glossy.

Slang

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”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

glissier (comparative) glissiest (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

glisten

Questions

What does glissy mean?
shiny, glistening.
Where does glissy come from?
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”).

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