resembling the sound of a brass instrument
Used in a Sentence
brassy
How to use brassy in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for brassy.
Editorial note
What is that brassy track they play in the video?
Examples7
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
resembling the sound of a brass instrument
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of brassy gathered in one view.
tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for brassy.
adjective
resembling the sound of a brass instrument
See also: brasslike
adjective
tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
adjective
unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
See also: audacious, barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent
Example sentences
What is that brassy track they play in the video?
It would be almost criminal to either darken the spots or frequently clean the rest of the statue to the same brassy finish.
They liked it, they explained, because the trumpets sounded exactly like the brassy screams of captive women selected for feasting.
The R would give a bit of the brassy trill sound, and they would probably add the M to color the sound of the vowel so that the word has that bassy ending.
And I'm a rather loud mouthed brassy broad, so I'm sure the chill effect has an even stronger ability to keep your typical woman quiet.
I am mindful of the fact that there is something of value here and that thing was mostly built by men. I'm aware that change is a potential threat to the value that exists and accommodating my presence -- what with me being some loud-mouthed brassy broad who never managed to learn my "place" in the world and who, for whatever reason, grew up with the idea that my voice was as acceptable as any guy's voice, never mind that this is apparently not what most people on the planet seem to learn -- de facto involves change.
Now they accuse me of being a liar, charlatan and snake oil salesman, which apparently means they don't think it can be done by anyone at all, not even with the help of the right scientists, doctors, research facilities and hospitals, much less by some loudmouthed brassy broad, former homemaker and financially challenged divorcee.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use brassy in a sentence?
What is that brassy track they play in the video?
What does brassy mean?
resembling the sound of a brass instrument
What part of speech is brassy?
brassy is commonly used as adjective.