brass-necked
brass-necked adjective: nervy; cheeky; shameless. Also the simple past and past participle of brass-neck.
Adjective
brass-necked (comparative more brass-necked, superlative most brass-necked)
- Nervy; cheeky; shameless.
- I was at Stansted airport with my wife, younger kids and a niece the other week to take a flight to Dublin; one provided by that brass-necked, self-proclaimed champion of the air-travelling masses Michael O'Leary and his low-cost trailblazer Ryanair.2007 August 6, Dave Hill, “Plane sailing?”, in The Guardian
- “Humbug”. That word may sink him. “Unfit” was Corbyn’s sombrely measured term. Brazen, brass-necked, thrashing about wildly in proclaiming the 11 supreme court justices “wrong”, Boris Johnson’s performance last night defied all democratic dignity.2019 September 26, Polly Toynbee, “Boris Johnson’s brutish parliamentary performance defied all democratic dignity”, in The Guardian
Also used as
brass-necked is also the simple past and past participle of brass-neck.
Forms of brass-necked
| comparative | more brass-necked |
|---|---|
| superlative | most brass-necked |
| alternative form | brassnecked |
Questions about brass-necked
- What does brass-necked mean?
- Brass-necked means nervy; cheeky; shameless.
- What part of speech is brass-necked?
- Brass-necked is an adjective.
Words near brass-necked in the dictionary
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