brassy
adjective
made of or covered with brass.
brassiness
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a word derived from
brassy.
Example Sentences
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Underlying all that is the fragile ego of a state whose outward brassiness is often a cover for an inferiority complex stoked by its glittering neighbor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
How boring the world would be if all the Beccas were shamed into hiding by people who think brassiness is just a failure of breeding and taste.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2018
Temple's brassiness, her infectious good spirits and spunky optimism enchanted viewers, creating a cult of personality that began in the Great Depression and has never gone away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2015
Elaine Stritch, the talented singer and actress known for her brassiness and impeccable comic timing, and who died in July at 89, will receive a Broadway-sized tribute next month.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2014
And studying the fellow's countenance, he decided that, despite its brassiness and simple cunning, it was scarcely the countenance of a rascal.
From The Regent by Arnold Bennett
