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brassy - 8 dictionary results

brass⋅y

1[bras-ee, brah-see]
–adjective, brass⋅i⋅er, brass⋅i⋅est.
1. made of or covered with brass.
2. resembling brass, as in color.
3. harsh and metallic: brassy tones.
4. brazen; bold; loud.
5. noisy; clamorous: a big, brassy nightclub.

Origin:
1570–80; brass + -y 1


brass⋅i⋅ly, adverb
brass⋅i⋅ness, noun


4. insolent, saucy, forward, cheeky, brash.


4. modest, shy, retiring.

brass⋅y

2[bras-ee, brah-see]
–noun, plural brass⋅ies. Golf.
brassie.

brass⋅ie

[bras-ee, brah-see]
–noun Golf.
a club with a wooden head, the brass-plated face of which has more slope than a driver but less than a spoon, for hitting long, low drives on the fairway.
Also called number two wood.


Origin:
1885–90; brass + -ie
brass·ie also brass·y   (brās'ē)   
n.   pl. brass·ies
A golf club with a brass-plated sole and a wooden head, used for long low shots; a two wood.
brass·y 1   (brās'ē)   
adj.   brass·i·er, brass·i·est
  1. Made of or decorated with brass.
  2. Resembling brass, as in color.
  3. Music Resembling or characterized by the sound of brass instruments: "The band was now playing some brassy march" (Robert Penn Warren).
  4. Cheap and showy; flashy.
  5. Informal Brazen; insolent.
brass'i·ly adv., brass'i·ness n.
brass·y 2   (brās'ē)   
n.  Variant of brassie.

Brassy

Brass"y\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of brass.

2. Impudent; impudently bold. [Colloq.]

Brassy

Brass"y\, n. [Written also brassie and brassey.] (Golf) A wooden club soled with brass.
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