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Glossily

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Adverb

1. glossily

in a glossy manner

Example Sentences:
'the magazine was glossily printed'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Glossily

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adjectiveWord forms: glossier or glossiest
1. 
smooth and shiny; lustrous
2. 
superficially attractive; plausible
3. 
(of a magazine) lavishly produced on shiny paper and usually with many colour photographs
nounWord forms: plural glossies
4. Also called (US): slick
an expensively produced magazine, typically a sophisticated fashion or glamour magazine, printed on shiny paper and containing high quality colour photography
Compare pulp (sense 3)
5. 
a photograph printed on paper that has a smooth shiny surface

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Glossily

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈglossier or ˈglossiest
1. 
having a smooth, shiny appearance or finish
2. 
smooth and plausible; specious
nounWord forms: plural ˈglossies US
3.  Photography
a print with a glossy finish
see also matte2
4.  Informal
a magazine printed on glossy paper; slick

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Glossily

see synonyms of glossily
adj. gloss·i·er, gloss·i·est
1. Having a smooth, shiny, lustrous surface: glossy satin.
2. Superficially and often speciously attractive; showy: glossy trendsetters.
n. pl. gloss·ies
1. A photographic print on smooth, shiny paper.
2. Chiefly British A popular magazine printed on smooth-coated stock.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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