brassier; brassiest
1
a
: shamelessly bold
a brassy reporter
2
: resembling brass especially in color
3
: resembling the sound of a brass instrument
brassily adverb
brassiness noun

Examples of brassy in a Sentence

a brassy customer insisted on arriving late and still being taken first
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Gaga’s brassy belt brings out one of the album’s most passionate vocals from Bennett, who even lets out a spontaneous laugh toward the end of the song. Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025 Rema launches himself to the top of the sitting room’s thick, layered couch and stretches his long legs, the tongues of his brassy Jaded London combat boots wagging and a pillowy Rick Owens clutch stocked with incense strapped to his side. Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025 Over a simple club beat and some brassy horns on the chorus, the rapper narrates a particularly wild night out, all while still maintaining his status as a force to be reckoned with in the music industry. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2025 While the premise is ostensibly a tour through the different eras of New York City, the real purpose was to tour the different eras of SNL casts through this big, brassy prism. Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brassy

Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of brassy was in 1596

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“Brassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brassy. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

brassy

adjective
brassier; brassiest
1
a
: shamelessly bold
b
: unruly
2
: resembling brass especially in color
3
: resembling the sound of a brass instrument
brassily adverb
brassiness noun

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