Adjective: brassy (brassier,brassiest) brã-see
- Resembling the sound of a brass instrument
"The brassy tones of the synthesizer added depth to the musical arrangement";
- brasslike
- [informal] Tastelessly showy
"a brassy car";
- flash [informal], flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, meretricious, trashy
- Unrestrained by convention or propriety
"Her brassy behaviour at the formal dinner shocked the guests";
- audacious, barefaced, bodacious [N. Amer, informal], bald-faced, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent
Sounds like: brassie
Derived forms: brassiest, brassier
See also: tasteless, unashamed
Encyclopedia: Brassy, Somme