coppery

[kop-uh-ree]

adjective

1. of, resembling, or containing copper.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of coppery¹

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

Example Sentences

People sometimes refer to a lunar eclipse as a "blood moon" because of the way the Moon can turn a deep, coppery red during the eclipse.

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By this time, you should have a coppery, oily base at the bottom of the pan.

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The accessory of the season were belts with long trailing fringe: tinsel silver, coppery gold, leather with eyelets or silky strands.

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As the weather cools, the dangling seed heads and foliage of the sea oats change from green to gold to a coppery brown, standing in the winter landscape unless it gets knocked back by snow.

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Throughout the symphony, the trumpets had the right coppery bite.

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