brassy.

1. Bright, blaring, or metallic in a way associated with brass instruments.

2. Made of or resembling brass, especially in its yellowish metallic color.

3. Conspicuously bold or showy in a way judged tasteless or intrusive.

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Words that belong together

• brassy trumpet
• brassy voice

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A brassy trumpet cut across the slow procession.

His brassy voice carried farther than the messenger intended.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more brassy; superlative most brassy where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.