[
US
/ˈbɹæsi/
]
ADJECTIVE
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unrestrained by convention or propriety
brazen arrogance
an audacious trick to pull
bald-faced lies
the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim
the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress
a barefaced hypocrite -
tastelessly showy
loud sport shirts
tawdry ornaments
a flashy ring
a flash car
a meretricious yet stylish book
garish colors
a gaudy costume - resembling the sound of a brass instrument
How To Use brassy In A Sentence
- Certainly both the music and these performances have real rhythmic life and a good deal of energy, even if some passages are over-scored and tip over into brassy bombast.
- The concert footage, captured in color, is bright and brassy, and even with all the fancy lighting and video backdrops, the transfer never resorts to flaring or bleeding.
- I have two drivers, one brassy, a baffy or spoon, two cleeks (one shorter than the other), an iron, sometimes one mashie, sometimes two (one for running up and the other for pitch shots), a niblick, and sometimes two putters (one for long running-up putts and the other for holing out). The Complete Golfer
- Some are little lower-case moments; others big, bold and brassy.
- You're bold and brassy when it comes to work matters as you know you're better than most. The Sun
- The flowers, which are brassy yellow, come in July.
- Chile begin tentatively but some brassy moves at the back seem to invigorate the frontman and he rewards us with some classy moves – cheered on by his fellow players. Pop World Cup 2010: Group H – Chile 1 Honduras 3 | FreakyTrigger
- Well," said Thomas, as he reached his ball, "that's not what I call a brassy lie. Happy Days
- But as the RADA-trained actress sees her reputation grow, she fears being typecast in roles as brassy northerners.
- In warm climates, Carolina jessamine is valued for early spring color - its brassy gold trumpets appear anywhere from February to April.
