brassy

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brass·y /ˈbrɑːsi $ ˈbræsi/ adjective  1  CONFIDENTa woman who is brassy is too loud, confident, or brightly dressed 〔妇女〕吵吵嚷嚷的，说话无礼的；打扮艳丽的 a drunken brassy nightclub singer 一个喝醉酒、吵吵嚷嚷的夜总会歌手2. Csounding hard and loud like the sound made by a brass musical instrument 声音像铜管乐器的，响亮刺耳的3. CChaving a bright gold-yellow colour like brass 黄铜色的

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brassy• He has a steely stare, a brassy attitude and an iron constitution.• Directly behind him was a huge billboard with her picture looming big and brassy back at her.• When I reached Denis's, I'd almost forgotten about my brassy hair.• The men stir earlier in Glasgow; and the women have more brassy outfits.

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brass‧y /ˈbrɑːsi $ ˈbræsi/ adjective
1. a woman who is brassy is too loud, confident, or brightly dressed:
    a drunken brassy nightclub singer
2. sounding hard and loud like the sound made by a brass musical instrument
3. having a bright gold-yellow colour like brass

brassyBrE /ˈbrɑːsi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbræsi/ 🔊 adjective(sometimes disapproving) (of music 音乐) loud and unpleasant 声高刺耳的；喧闹的；嘈杂的(informal, disapproving) (of a woman 女人) dressing in a way that makes her sexual attraction obvious, but without style 衣着花里胡哨的◆the brassy blonde behind the bar酒吧吧台后面的花哨金发女郎like brass (1) in colour; too yellow and bright 黄铜色的；黄得耀眼的(NAmE, informal) saying what you think, without caring about other people 直截了当的；过于直率的