brassier; brassiest
1
a
: shamelessly bold
a brassy reporter
b
2
: resembling brass especially in color
3
: resembling the sound of a brass instrument
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Examples of brassy in a Sentence
a brassy customer insisted on arriving late and still being taken first
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Early on, Jacobs’s music even welcomes Christian rock into the soundscape, mixing it with American folk and brassy pop.
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Brittani Samuel, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
The party expresses its new ideology in simplistic, brassy terms, drawing on unsubtle readings of classics and disallowing critiques.
—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Playing in between was a brassy Canadian from a hardscrabble background: Shania Twain.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2024
Fagen’s Steely Dan, minus his late other-half, Walter Becker, continues touring as a brassy R&B outfit.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
Since purple shampoos are one of the best ways to get rid of brassy hair at home, there are so many to choose from.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
Johnson finds his own sustenance in the city's eclectic and ever-expanding art and music scenes, from dancing along to big, brassy jazz bands to visiting galleries that celebrate the city's enduring African American heritage.
—Kayla Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Dec. 2023
Anastasia, a would-be fortune teller, exudes a brassy, flirtatious tone with the estranged wealthy couple.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
Above is a brassy gold Organik Mirror by Irregular Mirrors Collection from Ethnik Living.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2023
Brittani Samuel, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
The party expresses its new ideology in simplistic, brassy terms, drawing on unsubtle readings of classics and disallowing critiques.
—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Playing in between was a brassy Canadian from a hardscrabble background: Shania Twain.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2024
Fagen’s Steely Dan, minus his late other-half, Walter Becker, continues touring as a brassy R&B outfit.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
Since purple shampoos are one of the best ways to get rid of brassy hair at home, there are so many to choose from.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
Johnson finds his own sustenance in the city's eclectic and ever-expanding art and music scenes, from dancing along to big, brassy jazz bands to visiting galleries that celebrate the city's enduring African American heritage.
—Kayla Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Dec. 2023
Anastasia, a would-be fortune teller, exudes a brassy, flirtatious tone with the estranged wealthy couple.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
Above is a brassy gold Organik Mirror by Irregular Mirrors Collection from Ethnik Living.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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brassy
adjective
brassier; brassiest
1
a
: shamelessly bold
b
: unruly
2
: resembling brass especially in color
3
: resembling the sound of a brass instrument
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