brassy

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)

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

• brass
• brazen

Translations

resembling brass

Finnish: messinkimäinen

impudently bold

Finnish: koppava

Noun

brassy (plural brassies)

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