brassy

adj, noun — 5 senses

brassy

adj

AU, NZ, UK /ˈbɹɑː.si/ · CA, US /ˈbɹæs.i/

Etymology From brass + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning “having the quality of”).

1

Resembling brass.

The cup had a brassy color.

2

Informal Impudent; impudently bold.

Don’t get brassy with me, young lady!
There's more than one way to declare independence, after all, and whereas Beyoncé announced hers with a brassy single, Ashanti tucks a similar spirit into every not-quite-heartbroken lyric.2003 July 6, Kelefa Sanneh, “The Solo Beyoncé: She's No Ashanti”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2021:

3

Unfeeling; pitiless.

4

Harsh in tone.

an organ stop with a brassy tone

Synonyms: brassish, brazen, sassy
Derived terms: brassily, brassiness
Related terms: brass, brazen
Coordinate terms: bronzish, bronzy

brassy

noun

/ˈbɹæs.i/

Etymology Uncertain.

1

Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia.

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