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brassy

brass·y [ brássee ] (comparative brass·i·er, superlative brass·i·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. flashy and vulgar: brightly dressed in a cheap and showy way, and behaving too confidently or noisily

2. sounding like brass instruments: dominated by or resembling the sounds of brass musical instruments, and therefore typically short, harsh, and high-pitched
a brassy mixture of reggae, funk, calypso, and jazz

3. brazenly overbearing: brazen or strident in style
a brassy management approach

4. of brass: made of or containing brass

5. golden yellow: golden yellow in color


brass·i·ly adverb
brass·i·ness noun
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