- brassy
- brassy to + inf. (it was brassy of him to demand more)
adj. also: brash
* * *['brɑːsɪ]brassy to + inf. (it was brassy of him to demand more)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
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Brassy — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Brassy puede referirse a Brassy, comuna francesa situada en Nièvre. Brassy, comuna francesa situada en Somme. Obtenido de Brassy Categoría: Wikipedia:Desambiguación … Wikipedia Español
Brassy — may refer to: *Brassy, Somme, a French municipality in the région of Picardie *Brassy, Nièvre, a French municipality in the région of Bourgogne *Brassy (band), a British band … Wikipedia
Brassy — ist der Name mehrerer französischer Gemeinden: Brassy (Nièvre) Brassy (Somme) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
Brassy — Brass y, a. 1. Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of brass. [1913 Webster] 2. Impudent; impudently bold. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brassy — Brass y, n. [Written also {brassie} and {brassey}.] (Golf) A wooden club soled with brass. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brassy — index pretentious (ostentatious) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
brassy — (adj.) impudent, 1570s, from BRASS (Cf. brass) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Cf. BRAZEN (Cf. brazen). Sense of debased and pretentious is from 1580s, from brass as contrasted with gold; sense of strident and artificial is from 1865. Related: Brassily;… … Etymology dictionary
brassy — [adj] vulgar, loud to the senses arrant, barefaced, blaring, blatant, bold, brash, brazen, flashy, flirtatious, forward, garish, gaudy, grating, hard, harsh, impudent, insolent, jarring, jazzy, loudmouthed, noisy, obtrusive, overbold, pert,… … New thesaurus
brassy — ► ADJECTIVE (brassier, brassiest) 1) resembling brass in colour. 2) harsh or blaring like a brass instrument. 3) tastelessly showy or loud … English terms dictionary
brassy — [bras′ē] adj. brassier, brassiest 1. of or decorated with brass 2. like brass, as in color 3. cheap and showy 4. loud and blaring 5. impudent; brazen brassily adv. brassiness n … English World dictionary
brassy — [[t]brɑ͟ːsi, bræ̱si[/t]] brassier, brassiest 1) ADJ GRADED Brassy music is bold, harsh, and loud. Musicians blast their brassy jazz from street corners. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a woman s appearance or her behaviour as brassy,… … English dictionary
