ˈbrasē, -aas-, -ais-, -ȧs-, -si adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: brass (I) + -y
1.
a. : brazen : coarse and impudent : unabashedly loud : bold
brassy confidence
a big brassy blonde who'd already seen her best years
b. : piercingly loud : shrill , strident
brassy advertising
brassy nightclub entertainment
2. archaic : of or adorned with brass
3. : resembling brass in hardness, ductility, or other physical property
a metal with a brassy texture
especially : of the color of brass
4.
a. : resembling the sound of a brass instrument
a brassy cough
a brassy blare
b. : overblown — used of brass musical instruments