(of a magazine) lavishly produced on shiny paper and usually with many colour photographs
nounWord forms: pluralglossies
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
Derived forms
glossily (ˈglossily)
adverb
glossiness (ˈglossiness)
noun
Examples of 'glossier' in a sentence
glossier
As the world's markets have dipped, it has become glossier, and somehow ... darker.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Not just longer, but bushier, thicker, glossier, more luxuriant - downright biblical many of them.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Shade makes the leaves broader and glossier, but discourages scented flowers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You will see the egg whites become firmer and glossier as the sugar melts.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The long, smooth-sided fronds are glossier still after rainfall.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
After one wash, my hair was more manageable, less frizzy and significantly glossier.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The songs are more memorable, the dancing's bolder and the production is glossier.
The Sun (2008)
Maybe it's that my hair is glossier than hers?
The Sun (2018)
Tinsel is back, fatter and glossier than ever.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
They are glossier, sleeker, a much bigger engine than a buzzard.