brassy

[US]/ˈbrɑːsi/
[UK]/ˈbræsi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. resembling brass, shamelessly bold
n. a golf club with a brass head.

Phrases & Collocations

a brassy instrument

brassy jewelry

brassy hair color

Example Sentences

her brassy, audacious exterior.

She has a brassy personality that some people find off-putting.

The brassy sound of the trumpet filled the concert hall.

Her brassy hair color made her stand out in the crowd.

The brassy taste of the beer lingered on his tongue.

She wore a brassy necklace that sparkled in the sunlight.

The brassy decor of the restaurant gave it a retro feel.

His brassy attitude rubbed some people the wrong way.

The brassy notes of the saxophone cut through the air.

She spoke in a brassy tone that conveyed confidence and authority.

The brassy shine of the trophy made it look even more impressive.

Real-world Examples

Fool's gold is iron pyrite. Iron pyrite is a brassy yellow mineral that is often mistaken for gold.

Source: VOA Special April 2019 Collection

Yes, it's played with a brassy American twang.

Source: Selected English short passages

He looked out into the grain field trying to recover his hard brassy attitude.

Source: The Night's Gentle Embrace (Part 1)

These we outrage and reject, preferring any foreign fool, redhead slave, or brassy clown or shyster.

Source: Simon Critchley - Tragedy the Greeks and Us

A man who was always proclaiming, through that brassy speaking-trumpet of a voice of his, his old ignorance and his old poverty. A man who was the Bully of humility.

Source: Difficult Times (Part 1)

If you're looking to bring out the bitterness, it's hard to do better than William Basinski's " The Disintegration Loops, " thanks to its low, brassy drones and occasional crackles.

Source: Radio Laboratory

" I'll get a map" . He got one and spread it out quickly and the light blinked in his brassy hair as he bent over it. Then he pointed with his finger.

Source: Goodbye, My Love (Part 1)

He wore rather baggy grey shepherd's check trousers, a not over-clean black frock-coat, unbuttoned in the front, and a drab waistcoat with a heavy brassy Albert chain, and a square pierced bit of metal dangling down as an ornament.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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