coppery

[ kop-uh-ree ]

adjective

1. of, resembling, or containing copper.
2. being reddish-brown in color; copper-colored.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coppery¹

First recorded in 1785–95; copper ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

By this time, you should have a coppery, oily base at the bottom of the pan.

From Seattle Times

The accessory of the season were belts with long trailing fringe: tinsel silver, coppery gold, leather with eyelets or silky strands.

From Seattle Times

As the weather cools, the dangling seed heads and foliage of the sea oats change from green to gold to a coppery brown, standing in the winter landscape unless it gets knocked back by snow.

From Seattle Times

Throughout the symphony, the trumpets had the right coppery bite.

From New York Times

With a glinting, coppery tone, Capuçon gave the opening phrase — a Baroque homage that nods to Bach’s Invention No. 13 — a cunning flicker of darkness and light.

From New York Times