From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbrassybrass‧y /ˈbrɑːsi $ ˈbræsi/ adjective 1 CONFIDENTa woman who is brassy is too loud, confident, or brightly dressed a drunken brassy nightclub singer2 Csounding hard and loud like the sound made by a brass musical instrument3 CChaving a bright gold-yellow colour like brass
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brassy• He has a steely stare, a brassy attitude and an iron constitution.• Directly behind him was a huge billboard with her picture looming big and brassy back at her.• When I reached Denis's, I'd almost forgotten about my brassy hair.• The men stir earlier in Glasgow; and the women have more brassy outfits. 