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brassy¹

  • /ˈbɹɑː.si/ Australia, General South African, New Zealand
  • /ˈbɹæs.i/ Australia, General South African, New Zealand
  • /ˈbɹæs.i/ Canada, US

Rhymes with -ɑːsi, -æsi

Where it comes from

From brass + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning “having the quality of”).

adjective brassier · brassiest

  1. Resembling brass. The cup had a brassy color.
  2. informal Impudent; impudently bold. Don’t get brassy with me, young lady!
  3. Unfeeling; pitiless.
  4. Harsh in tone. an organ stop with a brassy tone

Similar: brassish, brazen, sassy

brassy²

  • /ˈbɹæs.i/

Rhymes with -æsi

Where it comes from

From brass + -y (suffix forming diminutive nouns).

noun brassies

  1. alternative Alternative form of brassie (“type of golf club”).

brassy³

  • /ˈbɹæs.i/

Rhymes with -æsi

Where it comes from

Uncertain.

noun brassies

  1. Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia.

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adjective

Similar: brassish, brazen, sassy

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Chicago

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@misc{brassy_2026,
  title = {brassy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brassy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}