glossily
In lustrous fashion
In a glossy manner—with a smooth, shiny surface or appearance.
Hair styled glossily, pages printed glossily.
The word can suggest superficial polish: a story glossily told, skimming past complications.
Reflecting light smoothly
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
glistening · sparkling · reflective · glinting · polished · buffed · lacquered · varnished
In smooth, practiced manner
- flashilyIn showy manner
- showilyIn flamboyant manner
- gaudilyShowily, tastelessly bright
- ostentatiouslyIn a showy manner
superficially · glitzily · glamorously · stylishly · fashionably · trendily · snazzily · splashily
Smooth or craftily adept
- silkenSmooth and lustrous
- satinySmooth and lustrous
- velvetySoft and smooth-textured
- sleekSmooth and elegant
slippery · frictionless · gliding · seamless · flowing · fluid · effortless · streamlined
shiny
Reflecting light smoothly
shimmering · glistening · sparkling · reflective · glinting · polished · buffed · lacquered · varnished · burnished
slickly
In smooth, practiced manner
ostentatiously · superficially · glitzily · glamorously · stylishly · fashionably · trendily · snazzily · splashily · garishly
slick
Smooth or craftily adept
sleek · slippery · frictionless · gliding · seamless · flowing · fluid · effortless · streamlined · even
- glossing overSuperficially covering faults