brassy
adjective
made of or covered with brass.
brassiest
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superlativeof brassy.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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He goes on to sketch his brassiest teenage move of all — picking up the phone one day in 1999 and calling Walter Alvarez at the University of California at Berkeley.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2018
What’s life like for those who reach for the brassiest of brass rings—the American presidency—and miss?
From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2012
With beaming approval from the Krernlin, Moscow last week was feverishly preparing for the biggest, brassiest and most bountiful New Year's blowout in Communist history.
From Time Magazine Archive
The competing offers turned the fight for RJR Nabisco, whose brands range from Animals Crackers to Winston cigarettes, into the brassiest and potentially most damaging brawl in Wall Street history.
From Time Magazine Archive
"It's the brassiest thing that ever I clapped eyes on—say eightpence and a bit of supper?"
From Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 1 of 3) by Frederick William Robinson
