coppery

American  

[kop-uh-ree] / ˈkɒp ə ri /

adjective

1. of, resembling, or containing copper.

2. being reddish-brown in color; copper-colored.

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Etymology

Origin of coppery

First recorded in 1785–95; copper ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

At a distance, the effect is that of a burnished coppery brown.

From Seattle Times

The coppery light — a combination of all the world’s sunrises and sunsets — creates the moon’s scarlet color during a total eclipse.

From New York Times

Sunrise looked more like sunset Tuesday morning, with the sun rising big and orange, and casting coppery light over the morning landscape, as the sun’s rays filtered through smoke.

From Seattle Times

They didn’t look like much, just a stack of coppery rectangles wrapped in cellophane.

From New York Times

He also used the coppery tone along the lower lash lines.

From Los Angeles Times