English
brassy
Pronunciation
  • (British, Aus, New Zealand, SAE) IPA: /ˈbɹɑː.si/, /ˈbɹæs.i/
  • (America, Canada) enPR: brăsʹē, IPA: /ˈbɹæs.i/
Adjective

brassy (comparative brassier, superlative brassiest)

  1. Resembling brass.
    The cup had a brassy color.
  2. (informal) Impudent; impudently bold.
    Don't get brassy with me, young lady!
  3. Unfeeling; pitiless.
  4. Harsh in tone.
    an organ stop with a brassy tone
Related terms Noun

brassy (plural brassies)

  1. Alternative form of brassie#English|brassie (“type of golf club”)
  2. Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia.


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