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Brassy vs Bashful - What's the difference?

brassy | bashful |

As adjectives the difference between brassy and bashful

is that brassy is resembling brass while bashful is inclined to avoid notice.

As a noun brassy

is same as brassie .

brassy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Resembling brass.
    • The cup had a brassy color.
  • (informal) Impudent; impudently bold.
    • Don't get brassy with me, young lady!

    Related terms

    * brass * brazen

    Noun

    (brassies)
  • Same as brassie
    • English heteronyms

    bashful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bashfull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rfc-sense) inclined to avoid notice
  • reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.

    • Synonyms

    * shy * See also