koppava — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brass noun A yellowish metal alloy made from copper and zinc, used for fittings, instruments, and ornaments.
- brassy adj Resembling brass.
- haughty adj Acting as if one is better than others; arrogantly proud and disdainful.
- prideful adj Full of pride, especially in an excessive or boastful way.
- snooty adj Acting superior to others; snobbish and haughty.
- stout adj Solidly built; somewhat fat.
- surly adj Bad-tempered, unfriendly, and rude in manner.
- uppity adj Arrogant or self-important, acting as if one is better or more important than one's actual position warrants.
Senses
koppava is used for these senses in English:
- brass (informal) Impertinent, bold: brazen.
- brassy (informal) Impudent; impudently bold.
- haughty Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
- hoity-toity Affected or pretentious, sometimes with the implication of displaying an air of excessive fanciness or ostentation; pompous, self-important, snobbish; often displaying a feeling of patronizing self-aggrandizing or arrogant class superiority.
- orgulous Proud; haughty; disdainful.
- orgulous Swollen; augmented; excessive.
- prideful Full of pride.
- snooty Haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.
brass — full definition
- noun A yellowish metal alloy made from copper and zinc, used for fittings, instruments, and ornaments.
- noun Wind instruments made of metal, such as trumpets and trombones, or the section of a band playing them.
- noun Informal: senior officers or high-ranking officials.
brassy — full definition
- adj Resembling brass.
- adj Impudent; impudently bold.
- adj Unfeeling; pitiless.
- adj Harsh in tone.