The Clue
Far from shy (6 letter answer)
The Answer
BRASSY
Tags
Notes
The answer BRASSY is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bold
Forward
Insolent
Bold and outspoken
Harsh and metallic
Loud and rude
Definition
BRASSY as an adjective:
1. (brassy, brasslike) = resembling the sound of a brass instrument
2. (brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy) = tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
3. (audacious, barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent) = unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell