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单词 brassy
释义 brassy
\ˈbrasē, -aas-, -ais-, -ȧs-, -si\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: brass (I) + -y
1.
 a. : brazen : coarse and impudent : unabashedly loud : bold
  < brassy confidence >
  < a big brassy blonde who'd already seen her best years >
 b. : piercingly loud : shrill, strident
  < brassy advertising >
  < brassy nightclub entertainment >
2. archaic : of or adorned with brass
3. : resembling brass in hardness, ductility, or other physical property
 < a metal with a brassy texture >
especially : of the color of brass
4.
 a. : resembling the sound of a brass instrument
  < a brassy cough >
  < a brassy blare >
 b. : overblown — used of brass musical instruments
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