brass´i|ness

brass´i|ness
brass|y «BRAS ee, BRAHS-», adjective, brass|i|er, brass|i|est, noun, plural brass|ies.
–adj.
1. of or covered with brass.
2. like brass: »

a brassy green sky.

3. Figurative. loud and harsh: »

a brassy voice. The music was somewhat brassy, overpercussive, and generally monotonous (New Yorker).

4. Informal, Figurative. shameless; impudent; brazen: »

a brassy manner.

–n.
= brassie. (Cf.brassie)
brass´i|ly, adverb.
brass´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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