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(bras′ē)

adjective brassier, brassiest

of or decorated with brass
like brass, as in color
cheap and showy
loud and blaring
impudent; brazen

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brassily adverb
brassiness noun

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adjective brass·i·er, brass·i·est

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

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brassˈi·ly adverb

brassˈi·ness noun

noun

Variant of brassie.

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