brassy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective resembling the sound of a brass instrument
adjective tastelessly showy
adjective unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell

From brass + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning “having the quality of”).

But that mouth-organ's rather brassy, and it makes my lips sore. — The Prairie Wife, Arthur Stringer
Jim Sawin said last night you was the brassiest man he ever see. — A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others, Unknown
"Well," said Thomas, as he reached his ball, "that's not what I call a brassy lie." — Happy Days, A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne

brasslike

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