brassier; brassiest
1
a
: shamelessly bold
a brassy reporter
b
2
: resembling brass especially in color
3
: resembling the sound of a brass instrument
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Pick Three Naomi Fry on great entertainment from brassy broads.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Wrapped around a rubbery bassline that Peter ran through a guitar amp and played straight into a laptop, the song is confident and brassy, sauntering around as Kellie Eden’s trumpet cascades from above and the band’s co-vocalists provide pop harmonies.
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“Brassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brassy. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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brassy
adjective
brassier; brassiest
1
a
: shamelessly bold
b
: unruly
2
: resembling brass especially in color
3
: resembling the sound of a brass instrument
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