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brassy

1

[ bras-ee, brah-see ]

adjective

, brass·i·er, brass·i·est.
  1. made of or covered with brass.
  2. resembling brass, as in color.
  3. harsh and metallic:

    brassy tones.

  4. brazen; bold; loud.

    Synonyms: brash, cheeky, forward, saucy, insolent

    Antonyms: retiring, shy, modest

  5. noisy; clamorous:

    a big, brassy nightclub.



brassy

2

[ bras-ee, brah-see ]

noun

, Golf.
, plural brass·ies.

brassy

/ ˈbrɑːsɪ /

adjective

  1. insolent; brazen
  2. flashy; showy
  3. (of sound) harsh, strident, or resembling the sound of a brass instrument
  4. like brass, esp in colour
  5. decorated with or made of brass
  6. a variant spelling of brassie
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈbrassily, adverb
  • ˈbrassiness, noun
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Other Words From

  • brassi·ly adverb
  • brassi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of brassy1

First recorded in 1570–80; brass + -y 1
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Example Sentences

Some who had been relying on cheaper grocery-store brands found that their hair turned brassy at the ends.

Phil Hoffman had to transform himself into Truman Capote while Julia Roberts won for being brassy in Erin Brockovich.

That brassy ploy had caught the Costa Ricans entirely off-guard and had knocked them off their stride.

The brassy Baptist says AIDS is spread through gay men who wear sharp rings to draw blood out of their targets.

“His films are brassy, anachronistic,” says Rex Roberts, associate editor with Film International.

It's inspired by the women she sees on Tumblr who are "bright, brash, and brassy," she explains.

Findin' himsilf in a bad lie, he undhertook to use a brassy in a spirit iv nawthin' venture nawthin' gain.

For a moment the bold, brassy look was gone from her face, like a mask that had slipped.

The brassy noonday fervor, blazing from an unclouded sky, starkly revealed every detail.

He gazed in silence at Mr. Bryany's brassy and yet simple face, and did not like the face either.

From where the ball lay an easy brassy brought it near enough to the green to negotiate another four.

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