English Explanatory Dictionary

brassy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resembling brass.
  2. Impudent; impudently bold.
  3. Unfeeling; pitiless.
  4. Harsh in tone.
noun
  1. Alternative form of brassie (“type of golf club”).
noun
  1. Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹɑː.si/ /ˈbɹæs.i/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brassy1.wav brăsʹē LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brassy2.wav

Word forms

brassy brassier brassiest brassies

Etymology

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

Synonyms

brassish brazen sassy

Related words

brass brazen

Derived words

brassily brassiness
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