brassbound

adjective

ˈbras-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce brassbound (audio)
Definition of brassboundnext
1
as in strict
not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards a person of brassbound honesty

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2
as in traditional
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions the brassbound military leadership had failed to realize that this time the nation was fighting a different kind of war

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3
as in wise
displaying or marked by rude boldness some brassbound upstart who thought that he could waltz in here and start issuing orders

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  1. strict
  2. traditional
  3. wise
  4. rigorous
  5. conservative
  6. fresh
  7. rigid
  8. orthodox
Adjective
  • Swift intervention reversed their decline after Aldabra was designated a strict nature reserve in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1982.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The great innovator of fashion photography, the revolutionary, was also a strict traditionalist.
    — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of strict
Adjective
  • The conversation also addressed AI, with Velazquez comparing current anxieties to earlier fears that computer animation and motion capture would eliminate traditional animation jobs.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Fans care about rivalries among teams made up of students who generally progress through college and exhaust their eligibility alongside their classmates, rather than athletes whose college careers extend well beyond the traditional timeline.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of traditional
Adjective
  • Maybe there’s an equilibrium that must be restored on this show, relationship-wise.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Anthropic updates its policies to bar users being cruel to Claude, inflaming a debate about whether the company’s concern for ‘model welfare’ is wise.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of wise
Adjective
  • Finally, Horrigan noted that inbound freight deserves the same rigorous management as outbound, stressing that procurement teams need visibility into the freight component of supplier pricing.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The whole piece is about the free and rigorous interplay of line.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of rigorous
Adjective
  • The move came after a conservative group announced daily protests outside the home of lead actor Yoo Hae-jin.
    — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Zacharia sat down for an interview Thursday with the conservative Human Events outlet.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of conservative
Adjective
  • Up the street and over a few blocks is Salud Taqueria, from Jesús Méndez and Christina Tellez, which uses fresh-ground masa as a base for its Mexican menu.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
  • According to Reuters, JPMorgan analysts read the move as an acceleration of barrels already promised, not a fresh intervention.
    — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of fresh
Adjective
  • Electric motors forced factories to abandon rigid layouts for flexible, continuous-flow production.
    — Ming Lu, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • If its approach can be extended to other tasks, robots could become better equipped to handle dynamic physical interactions that remain difficult for conventional rigid manipulators.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of rigid
Adjective
  • Garcia’s comes from standing up straight in his orthodox stance but is driven by his back leg, which propels him forward.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • King’s indifference to orthodox formats enables formal mischief.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
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