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What is the adjective for glossiness?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb gloss which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

glossarial
  1. Of or pertaining to glosses or to a glossary.
  2. Containing a glossary.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “It attracted also those commentary and glossarial aids that constituted an individual and non-canonical contribution.”
      “In these undeleted glossarial remains of the language, we have witnesses to facts and conditions of nations long since past, and preceding historic record.”
      “Includes images of Cotton Vitellius A. XV, indispensable eighteenth-century transcriptions, copies of the 1815 first edition, and a comprehensive glossarial index.”
glossy
  1. Having a smooth, silklike, reflective surface.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “This attractive, glossy red apple has some resistance to diseases such as apple scab, cedar apple rust, and fire blight.”
      “Satin is a glossy and smooth fabric known for its luxurious appearance and feel.”
      “Only then do they step into the glossy silver shops for expensive varieties.”
glossographical
  1. Of or pertaining to glossography.
glossological
  1. Of or pertaining to glossology.
glossless
  1. Lacking gloss (a shiny surface).
glossed
glossier
  1. comparative form of glossy: more glossy
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Some of the songs carry darker overtones with no segues to glossier and happier settings.”
      “As noted above, the print of the film is not as crisp and clean as a more recent, glossier Hollywood production might be.”
      “Others make your eyesight sharper, your hair shinier and your nails glossier.”
glossiest
  1. superlative form of glossy: most glossy
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Among the glossiest and most luxurious seasonal food available is a sweet bowl of plump risotto and velvety porcini ceps mushrooms.”
      “It reminds us of McSweeney's for its effortless appearance, although this is disingenuous, as both are of course just as contrived as the glossiest of fashion quarterlies.”
      “All luxury developments under construction, with expensive websites and slick logos on the glossiest brochures.”
glossing
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