brassy

English

Etymology

brass +‎ -y

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɑːs.i/, /ˈbɹæs.i/
(US) enPR: brăsʹē, IPA^(key): /ˈbɹæ.s.i/
Rhymes: -ɑːsi

Adjective

brassy (comparative brassier, superlative brassiest)

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

Related terms

brass
brazen

Translations

resembling brass

Finnish: messinkimäinen

impudently bold

Finnish: koppava

Noun

brassy (plural brassies)

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

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