brassy
brassy
Definition
brassy (bras′ē)
adjective brass′i·er, brass′i·est
- of or decorated with brass
- like brass, as in color
- cheap and showy
- loud and blaring
- impudent; brazen
brass′i·ly adverb
brass′i·ness noun
brassy
Synonyms
brassy
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- sound: This produces a brassy sound which is popular for accompanying singers and other instruments.
- tone: The fifth has less doublets, but both bells have strong higher partials which gives them a rough, brassy tone.
- arrangement: His music for both series expertly welds driving, brassy arrangements to the funky rhythms of that decade.
- mother: Forgotten against her brassy mother 's life of cheap booze and even cheaper men, Little Voice retreats into a world of her own.
- voice: From the window of a nearby bar, the brassy voices of drunk Americans.
- mover: A brassy organ mover of fine proportions extolling the virtues of Younger's Special.
Modifying Another Word
Browse dictionary entries near brassy
- brassware
- brassiere
- brassie
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- brassboard
- brassard
- brass tacks
- brass ring
- brass knuckles
- brat
- Bratislava
- Bratsk
- brattice
- brattle
- bratwurst
- Braudel
- Braunschweig
- braunschweiger
- brava
