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brassy
English
Etymology 1
brass +? -y
Pronunciation
- (UK, General Australian, General New Zealand, General South African) IPA(key): /?b???.si/, /?b?æs.i/
- (US, Canada) enPR: br?s??, IPA(key): /?b?æs.i/
- Rhymes: -??si, -æsi
Adjective
brassy (comparative brassier, superlative brassiest)
- Resembling brass.
- The cup had a brassy color.
- (informal) Impudent; impudently bold.
- Don't get brassy with me, young lady!
- Unfeeling; pitiless.
- Harsh in tone.
- an organ stop with a brassy tone
Related terms
- brass
- brazen
Translations
Etymology 2
- enPR: br?s??, IPA(key): /?b?æs.i/
- Rhymes: -æsi
Noun
brassy (plural brassies)
- Alternative form of brassie (“type of golf club”)
- Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia.
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meretricious
English
Etymology
From Latin meretr?cius, from meretr?x (“harlot, prostitute”), from mere? (“earn, deserve, merit”) (English merit) + -tr?x (“(female agent)”) (English -trix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m????t????s/, /?m????t????s/
- Rhymes: -???s
Adjective
meretricious (comparative more meretricious, superlative most meretricious)
- Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
- 2006, Clive James, North Face of Soho, Picador 2007, p. 164:
- When I lifted my eyes from the page, there was none of the meretricious argument London always offers that the sole real purpose in life is to hustle for a buck.
- 2006, Clive James, North Face of Soho, Picador 2007, p. 164:
- (law) Involving unlawful sexual connection or lack of consent by at least one party (said of a romantic relationship).
- (obsolete) Of, or relating to prostitutes or prostitution.
Synonyms
- (tastelessly showy): brassy, cheap, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
Related terms
- merit (see also: merit: related terms)
Translations
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