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brassbound
brass·bound B0457200 (brăs′bound′)adj.1. Banded or trimmed with brass or a similar metal, such as bronze.2. Inflexible; rigid: brassbound party loyalists.3. Bold and impudent; brazen.brassbound (ˈbrɑːsˌbaʊnd) adjinflexibly entrenched: brassbound traditions. brass•bound (ˈbræsˈbaʊnd, ˈbrɑs-)
adj. 1. having a frame or reinforcements strengthened or made rigid by brass, bronze, etc.: a brassbound trunk. 2. rigid; inflexible: brassbound regulations. 3. impudent; brazen: brassbound presumption. [1900–05] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | brassbound - inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable; "brassbound traditions"; "brassbound party loyalists"; "an ironclad rule"ironcladinflexible - incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose" | | 2. | brassbound - having trim or fittings of brass; "a brassbound campaign chest"; "the heavy brassbound door"bound - secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes" |
brassboundadjectiveFirmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will:adamant, adamantine, die-hard, grim, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, iron, obdurate, relentless, remorseless, rigid, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding.Idiom: stubborn as a mule.brassbound
Synonyms for brassboundadj firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or willSynonyms- adamant
- adamantine
- die-hard
- grim
- implacable
- incompliant
- inexorable
- inflexible
- intransigent
- iron
- obdurate
- relentless
- remorseless
- rigid
- stubborn
- unbendable
- unbending
- uncompliant
- uncompromising
- unrelenting
- unyielding
Synonyms for brassboundadj inflexibly entrenched and unchangeableSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having trim or fittings of brassRelated Words |