English → Latin
“brassy” in Latin
aerōsusfull of copperaēneuscopper, bronze; made of copper, made of bronze; brazenaerātusmade or covered with brass or bronze, brazen (used sarcastically of a rich person)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
brassy
containing brass), aerosus.
Hard as brass, aeneus, aeratus.
Impudent. Vid: BRAZEN.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for brassy?
- The usual Latin words for “brassy” are aerōsus, aēneus, aerātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.