Definition of "brassy" [brass•y]

• Made of or decorated with brass. (adjective)
• Resembling brass, as in color. (adjective)
• Music Resembling or characterized by the sound of brass instruments: "The band was now playing some brassy march” ( Robert Penn Warren). (adjective)
• Cheap and showy; flashy. (adjective)
• Informal Brazen; insolent. (adjective)

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• ""Well," said Thomas, as he reached his ball, "that's not what I call a brassy lie.""
• "Â Oscillator 2 provides a-not particularly "brassy" - pulse wave, which brings in the ensemble."
• "By adding the extra color, Sharp says, a TV's color gamut can be expanded from millions to trillions of colors, resulting in more natural, truer images, and the ability to more accurately display hard-to-depict colors, such as brassy gold."