brassy

(brasē)

adjective brassier, brassiest

  1. of or decorated with brass
  2. like brass, as in color
  3. cheap and showy
  4. loud and blaring
  5. impudent; brazen

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See brassy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective brass·i·er, brass·i·est
  1. Made of or decorated with brass.
  2. Resembling brass, as in color.
  3. Music Resembling or characterized by the sound of brass instruments: “The band was now playing some brassy march” (Robert Penn Warren).
  4. Cheap and showy; flashy.
  5. Informal Brazen; insolent.

Related Forms:

  • brassˈi·ly adverb
  • brassˈi·ness noun

noun
Variant of brassie.

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