glassy

glassy-eyed

Having a lifeless or dull gaze, typically because one is ill or intoxicated. You're looking pretty glassy-eyed—are you sure you don't have a fever? Last time I saw them, they were at the bar down the street and looking glassy-eyed.

the glassy

Exceptional or excellent. Primarily heard in Australia. This burger's the glassy, mate!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

the (or just the) glassy

the most excellent person or thing. Australian informal
In mid 20th-century surfing slang, a glassy is an extremely smooth wave offering excellent surfing conditions.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

glass(y)-eyed

mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated; drugged or suffering from an illness. Mary is looking sort of glassy-eyed, and it’s only midnight.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • glassy-eyed
  • glass-eyed
  • on the junk
  • the glassy
  • on the mojo
  • get stupid
  • steely-eyed
  • be pie-eyed
  • eyed
  • blue eyed
References in periodicals archive
Thus, by blending glassy and rubbery polymers using amine solution, the separation ability is improved for the CO2/CH4.
"Glassy carbon is much more promising for reading signals directly from neurotransmitters," Kassegne says.
GLASSY GUYS And on the same balcony a couple of professional footballers got wasted and were seen urinating into a glass and throwing it over the side.
The company agreed to sell 39.2 million shares in Ourgame to Glassy Mind Holdings Limited at a price of HKUSD6.1062 per share, for a total consideration of approximately HKUSD239.36 million (USD30.9 million), with roughly 80 percent of the total consideration to be paid in cash immediately upon the completion of the sale and the remaining consideration to be paid in cash on 30 September 2016 (the Transaction).
Devido a alteracao encontrada na RNM, optou-se por fazer conizacao diagnostica que evidenciou tumor tipo glassy cell.
Figure 2 shows the DSC curves of the sample cut out from the as-cast fully glassy [Ti.sub.41][Zr.sub.25][Be.sub.34-x][Ag.sub.x] (x = 2, 4, 6, 8 at.%) rods with a diameter of 2 mm.
In soil collected by Curiosity at a site called the Rocknest, scientists detected crystals from volcanic rocks plus glassy particles.
"Valuable information on the chemical composition, morphology, and spatial statistics of both glassy and crystalline phases can be obtained by employing scanning electron microscopy combined with X-ray microanalysis and multispectral image analysis.
Glassy disordered systems; glass formation and universal anomalous low-energy properties.
Porcelain tiles have a microstructure primarily consisting of mullite and quartz minerals in a surrounding glassy matrix.
The improvements stem from a new material--iron-based glassy alloys--and a new laser deposition technique.
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian researchers at Alzahra University in Tehran modified a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) to obtain an efficient catalyst for the oxidation reaction of sulfaguanidine (SG) as well as its detection within environmental samples.
In this article we study thixotropic and time-dependent rheological behavior of commercial acrylic emulsion paint using a framework of soft glassy rheology.
The supplier's wet 'n wild Lips of Luxury includes Glassy Gloss Lip Gel, an ultra-glossy sheer gel with high, glassy shine and a hint of color in a "lickable" fruity flavor.
The ground and lower floors of the glassy Soho building, developed by Andre Balazs and Cape Advisors at 211 Lafayette Street, are currently home to furniture retailer Mitchell Gold, and will be through March 2017, when its lease expires.