koppava — meaning in English

English meaning

• brass noun A yellowish metal alloy made from copper and zinc, used for fittings, instruments, and ornaments.
• brassy adj Similar in appearance to 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

1. noun A yellowish metal alloy made from copper and zinc, used for fittings, instruments, and ornaments.
2. noun Wind instruments made of metal, such as trumpets and trombones, or the section of a band playing them.
3. noun Informal: senior officers or high-ranking officials.

brassy — full definition

1. adj Similar in appearance to brass.
2. adj (informal) Rude and overly confident; cheeky.
3. adj Showing no sympathy or mercy toward others.
4. adj Having a hard, harsh sound, especially of a voice.

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