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brassier

brassier is the comparative form of brassy.

Meaning of brassy

Adjective

brassy (comparative brassier, superlative brassiest)

  1. Resembling brass.
    • The cup had a brassy color.
  2. (informal) Impudent; impudently bold.
    • Don’t get brassy with me, young lady!
  3. Unfeeling; pitiless.
  4. Harsh in tone.
    • an organ stop with a brassy tone

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Questions about brassier

What is brassier the comparative form of?
Brassier is the comparative form of brassy.

Words near brassier in the dictionary

  1. brassidate
  2. brassidates
  3. brassidic
  4. brassidic acid
  5. brassie
  6. brassier
  7. brassiere
  8. brassieres
  9. brassies
  10. brassiest
  11. brassilexin

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