brassy
English
Etymology 1
From brass + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning “having the quality of”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (UK, General Australian, New Zealand, General South African) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɑː.si/, /ˈbɹæs.i/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US, Canada) enPR: brăsʹē, IPA(key): /ˈbɹæs.i/
- Rhymes: -ɑːsi, -æsi
Adjective
brassy (comparative brassier, superlative brassiest)
- Resembling brass.
- The cup had a brassy color.
- (informal) Impudent; impudently bold.
- Don’t get brassy with me, young lady!
- Unfeeling; pitiless.
- Harsh in tone.
- an organ stop with a brassy tone
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Translations
resembling brass
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Etymology 2
From brass + -y (suffix forming diminutive nouns).[2]
Pronunciation
- enPR: brăsʹē, IPA(key): /ˈbɹæs.i/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -æsi
Noun
brassy (plural brassies)
- Alternative form of brassie (“type of golf club”).
Etymology 3
Uncertain.[3]
Pronunciation
- enPR: brăsʹē, IPA(key): /ˈbɹæs.i/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -æsi
Noun
brassy (plural brassies)
- Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia.
References
- ^ “brassy, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ “brassy, n.2”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ “brassy, n.1”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.