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BRASSLIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does brasslike mean?
• BRASSLIKE (adjective)
The adjective BRASSLIKE has 1 sense:
1. resembling the sound of a brass instrument
Familiarity information: BRASSLIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling the sound of a brass instrument
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
brasslike; brassy
Pertainym:
brass (a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece)
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