bronzy

From bronze +‎ -y.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɒnzi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɑnzi/
• Rhymes: -ɒnzi

bronzy (comparative bronzier, superlative bronziest)

1. Resembling or suggestive of a bronze color.

   Synonym: bronzish

   Coordinate terms: brassish, brassy

   Her bronzy tan spoke of hours spent in the sun.

   • 1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 170:

     I also obtained here a specimen of the rare green jungle-fowl (Gallus furcatus), whose back and neck are beautifully scaled with bronzy feathers, and whose smooth-edged oval comb is of a violet purple colour, changing to green at the base.

   • 1963, Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar, Faber and Faber:

     Her skin had a bronzy polish under the pale dusting powder.

bronzy

1. inflection of bronz:
   1. nominative plural
   2. accusative plural