brassy
adjective
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɑː.si/ / /ˈbɹæs.i/
adj
Etymology: From brass + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning “having the quality of”).
- Resembling brass.
“The cup had a brassy color.”
- 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.”
- Unfeeling; pitiless.
- Harsh in tone.
“an organ stop with a brassy tone”
noun
Etymology: Uncertain.
- Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia.