Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - brassy

1. adj. (brassier, brassiest) 1 impudent. 2 pretentious, showy. 3 loud and blaring. 4 of or like brass. Derivatives brassily adv. brassiness n. 2. brat n. usu. derog. a child, esp. an ill-behaved one. Derivatives bratty adj. Etymology: perh. abbr. of Sc. bratchart hound, or f. brat rough garment