[1625–35; glare1 + -y1]This word is first recorded in the period 1625–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cabaret, concentration, consciousness, deviate, plastic-y is a native English suffix of adjectives meaning “characterized by or inclined to”the substance or action of the word or stem to which the suffix is attached. Otherwords that use the affix -y include: dreamy, grouchy, juicy, rumbly
glary in American English2
(ˈɡlɛəri)
adjectiveWord forms: glarier, glariest
smooth and slippery, as ice
Word origin
[1560–70; glare2 + -y1]This word is first recorded in the period 1560–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acute, cylinder, ellipsis, sector, vertex-y is a native English suffix of adjectives meaning “characterized by or inclined to”the substance or action of the word or stem to which the suffix is attached. Otherwords that use the affix -y include: dreamy, grouchy, juicy, rumbly