brassbound

brass·bound

adj \ˈbras-ˌbau̇nd, -ˈbau̇nd\

Definition of BRASSBOUND

1

: having trim made of brass or a metal resembling brass

2

a (1) : tradition-bound and opinionated (2) : making no concessions : inflexible b : brazen, presumptuous

Examples of BRASSBOUND

1. <a person of brassbound honesty>
2. <the brassbound military leadership had failed to realize that this time the nation was fighting a different kind of war>

First Known Use of BRASSBOUND

1767

Related to BRASSBOUND

Synonyms: rigid, cast-iron, exacting, hard-line, inflexible, rigorous, strict, stringent, uncompromising

Antonyms: flexible, lax, loose, relaxed, slack

Related Words: close, conscientious, exact, fussy, meticulous, painstaking, punctilious, scrupulous, undeviating; adamant, adamantine, determined, dogged, firm, relentless, resolved, single-minded, steadfast, stubborn, tenacious, unbending, unflinching; immovable, implacable, unappeasable, unrelenting, unsparing, unyielding; austere, demanding, flinty, grim, hard, hardened, hard-hearted, harsh, ironbound, severe, stern, tough

Near Antonyms: acquiescent, compliant, compromising, pliable, pliant, relenting, yielding; easy, easygoing, gentle, indulgent, kindly, lenient, merciful, mild, pampering, soft, spoiling, tolerant; neglectful, negligent, remiss, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, unfussy

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Rhymes with BRASSBOUND

abound, aground, around, astound, background, bloodhound, boozehound, break ground, campground, chowhound, clothbound, come round, compound, confound, coonhound, deerhound, deskbound, dumbfound, earthbound, eastbound, elkhound, expound, fairground, fogbound, foot-pound, foreground, foxhound, gain ground, go-round, greyhound, half-bound, hardbound, hellhound, hidebound, high ground, homebound, horehound, housebound, icebound, impound, inbound, ironbound, lose ground, newfound, newshound, northbound, outbound, playground, pot-bound, profound, propound, rebound, redound, renowned, resound, rockbound, rock hound, scent hound, sight hound, sleuthhound, smooth hound, snowbound, softbound, southbound, spellbound, staghound, stone-ground, stormbound, strikebound, surround, to ground, top round, unbound, unround, unsound, well-found, westbound, wolfhound, year-round