brassy
pronunciation
How to pronounce brassy in British English:
UK [ˈbrɑ:si]
How to pronounce brassy in American English:
US [ˈbræsi]
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- Adjective:
- resembling the sound of a brass instrument
- tastelessly showy
- unrestrained by convention or propriety
Word Origin
- brassy (adj.)
- "impudent," 1570s, from brass + -y (2). Compare 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.
Example
- 1. Brassy enough to call herself girl .
- 2. So , brassy , what 's with the sit-down ?
- 3. The music played incessantly ; now soft and slow , now brassy and loud .
- 4. To succeed as a journalist a woman might have to appear somewhat brassy and fearless .
- 5. Your hair 's looking a bit brassy . What have you been doing to it ?