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brassy
synonyms for brassy
- blaring
- bold
- brash
- flashy
- gaudy
- jarring
- jazzy
- piercing
- rude
- shrill
- arrant
- barefaced
- blatant
- brazen
- flirtatious
- forward
- garish
- grating
- hard
- harsh
- impudent
- insolent
- loudmouthed
- noisy
- obtrusive
- overbold
- pert
- saucy
- shameless
- showy
- strident
- unabashed
- unblushing
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How to use brassy in a sentence
Some who had been relying on cheaper grocery-store brands found that their hair turned brassy at the ends.
Some young women embraced their gray hair during the pandemic. They might not go back. | Maura Judkis | April 12, 2021 | Washington PostPhil Hoffman had to transform himself into Truman Capote while Julia Roberts won for being brassy in Erin Brockovich.
Exclusive: Aaron Sorkin Thinks Male Film Roles Have Bigger ‘Degree of Difficulty’ Than Female Ones | William Boot | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat brassy ploy had caught the Costa Ricans entirely off-guard and had knocked them off their stride.
Argentina Drops the Netherlands on Penalties in World Cup Semifinal | Tunku Varadarajan | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The brassy Baptist says AIDS is spread through gay men who wear sharp rings to draw blood out of their targets.
“His films are brassy, anachronistic,” says Rex Roberts, associate editor with Film International.
‘Great Gatsby’ Reviewers Divided: Is Baz Luhrmann a Good Director? | Kevin Fallon | May 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt's inspired by the women she sees on Tumblr who are "bright, brash, and brassy," she explains.
Findin' himsilf in a bad lie, he undhertook to use a brassy in a spirit iv nawthin' venture nawthin' gain.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley DunneFor a moment the bold, brassy look was gone from her face, like a mask that had slipped.
Space Prison | Tom GodwinThe brassy noonday fervor, blazing from an unclouded sky, starkly revealed every detail.
Cursed | George Allan EnglandHe gazed in silence at Mr. Bryany's brassy and yet simple face, and did not like the face either.
The Regent | E. Arnold BennettFrom where the ball lay an easy brassy brought it near enough to the green to negotiate another four.
Murder in Any Degree | Owen Johnson
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