brassiness

noun

Definition of brassinessnext
as in nerve
shameless boldness the brassiness with which he would blame his mistakes on others left me speechless

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  1. nerve
  2. gall
  3. arrogance
Noun
  • Find your rhythm in routine to calm your nerves as the moon and Mercury clash.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
  • About three and half weeks after leaving Belize, the family went to Miami where Annabelle had an additional surgery to revise her amputation so it would be better suited for a prosthetic, and additional surgery on her hands to repair some nerves and tendon damage.
    Morgan Chesky, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of nerve
Noun
  • Coordinators have rarely had the gall to try to run it in those spots, but the Lions did and scored.
    Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Jason, who Reed has the gall to say might not be worth avenging, does Helen one more good turn from beyond the grave.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of gall
Noun
  • Trump’s Comments About The Panama Canal Trump remarked that the United States should regain control of the Panama Canal, a statement that evoked arrogance and colonialism in the past.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The historical 'attitude' (arrogance) in his acting has fueled MAGA, and his endorsements of Trump are undeniably overbearing and irrational.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of arrogance
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