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- [bras-bound, brahs-]
- /ˈbræsˈbaʊnd, ˈbrɑs-/
- /brˈasbaʊnd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bras-bound, brahs-]
- /ˈbræsˈbaʊnd, ˈbrɑs-/
Definitions of brassbound word
- adjective brassbound inflexibly entrenched 3
- adjective brassbound having a frame or reinforcements strengthened or made rigid by brass, bronze, etc., as a trunk or chest. 1
- adjective brassbound rigid; inflexible: brassbound regulations. 1
- adjective brassbound impudent; brazen: brassbound presumption. 1
- adjective brassbound Bound with brass. 0
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Origin of brassbound
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; brass + -bound1
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Parts of speech for Brassbound
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brassbound popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
brassbound usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brassbound
adj brassbound
- adamantine — very hard; unbreakable or unyielding
- balky — Someone or something that is balky does not behave or work the way you want them to.
- bullheaded — blindly stubborn; headstrong
- cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
- contumacious — stubbornly resistant to authority; wilfully obstinate
Antonyms for brassbound
adj brassbound
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