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brassy 1[bras-ee, brah-see] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin adjective, brass·i·er, brass·i·est.

made of or covered with brass.
resembling brass, as in color.
harsh and metallic: brassy tones.
brazen; bold; loud.
noisy; clamorous: a big, brassy nightclub.

Origin of brassy 1First recorded in 1570–80; brass + -y1 Related formsbrass·i·ly, adverbbrass·i·ness, nounSynonyms for brassy 4. insolent, saucy, forward, cheeky, brash.Antonyms for brassy 4. modest, shy, retiring. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Related Words for brassier brash, bold, blaring, gaudy, rude, piercing, jazzy, flashy, jarring, shrill, arrant, barefaced, blatant, brazen, flirtatious, forward, garish, grating, hard, harsh Examples from the Web for brassier Contemporary Examples of brassier

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Historical Examples of brassier

The cornet could be heard approaching nearer and nearer becoming brassier and brassier.

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In the present preface the old music is sounded, but brassier and shriller; the wires are wearing.

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British Dictionary definitions for brassier brassy adjective brassier or brassiest

insolent; brazen
flashy; showy
(of sound) harsh, strident, or resembling the sound of a brass instrument
like brass, esp in colour
decorated with or made of brass
a variant spelling of brassie

Derived Formsbrassily, adverbbrassiness, noun Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for brassier brassy adj.

“impudent,” 1570s, from brass + -y (2). Cf. brazen. Sense of “debased and pretentious” is from 1580s, from brass as contrasted with gold; sense of “strident and artificial” is from 1865. Related: Brassily; brassiness.