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brassy [ˈbrɑːsɪ] adj brassier, brassiest
1. insolent; brazen 2. flashy; showy 3. (of sound) harsh, strident, or resembling the sound of a brass instrument 4. like brass, esp in colour 5. decorated with or made of brass ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
brassy adjective 1. strident, loud, harsh, piercing, jarring, noisy, grating, raucous, blaring, shrill, jangling, dissonant, cacophonous Musicians blast their brassy jazz from street corners. Translations brassy adj (+er) (pej: = flashy) woman → aufgedonnert (pej inf) brassy [ˈbraːsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (voice, sound) → squillante; (colour) → chiassoso/a (pej) (tone) → insolente; (woman) → appariscente brassy [ˈbraːsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (voice, sound) → squillante; (colour) → chiassoso/a (pej) (tone) → insolente; (woman) → appariscente How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I don't own you any more than if I saw a crow; and if you want to own me you'll get nothing by it but a character for being what you are--a spiteful, brassy, bullying rogue. cried a bold and brassy voice, hailing the deck from the cabin staircase. "It won't set any better after old Brindle fills up on this dust," observed Martin, belligerency in his brassy voice. |
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