brassilyadv.
/ˈbrɑːsɪli//ˈbrasɪli/ 1. With impudence or brazen confidence.
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the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adverb]
wooinglya1382
boldlya1387
malapertly1447
malapertc1460
insolentlya1513
over-boldly1547
contumeliously1548
sauce malapertly1556
impudently1561
bold1597
saucy1598
petulantly1610
audaciously1611
affrontedlya1614
effrontedly1628
impertinently1671
effrontuouslya1734
procaciously1772
cheekily1872
sassily1883
brassily1889
1889 in Cent. Dict.
1953 S. Kauffmann Philanderer iv. 61 He doesn't mind sticking his bespectacled face into things and grinning broadly and brassily.
2. With a brassy noise.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [adverb] > harsh and metallic
metallically1868
brassily1895
tinnily1927
1895 R. Kipling in Bombay Gaz. 14 Dec. 5/4 Its band was playing clashily and brassily a popular but impolite air.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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