brassbound

adjective

brass·bound | \ ˈbras-ˌbau̇nd

, -ˈbau̇nd\

Definition of brassbound

1 : having trim made of brass or a metal resembling brass

2a(1) : tradition-bound and opinionated

(2) : making no concessions : inflexible

b : brazen, presumptuous

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

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