Dictionary

coppery en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɒpəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɑpəɹi/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English copper Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English coppery From copper + -y.

Meanings

1. Resembling the metal copper, especially in color.
   • That night I dreamed I had a very disagreeable taste in my mouth, which caused me to spit all the time. I awoke and found my mouth full of saliva, with a coppery taste, and sure enough, I was obliged to spit. 2002, E. P. Anshutz, New, Old and Forgotten Remedies, page 380:
   • Venetian women who wanted coppery hair colors applied bleaching mixtures, such as one that contained alum, sulfur, soda, and rhubarb. Then they sat in the sun, where heat produced a chemical reaction that developed the color. 2006, Victoria Sherrow, Encyclopedia of Hair: A Cultural History, page 155:
2. Containing copper, especially if abundantly.
   • an especially coppery grade of brass

Forms

Coordinates

cupreous · cuprous · verdigrisy · copperish · verdigris

Deriveds

copperiness

Relateds

copperishness

Synonyms

cuprous · cupreous · copperish

Translations (7)

tr bakır rengi (resembling the metal copper) · it ramato (resembling the metal copper) · tr bakırsı (resembling the metal copper) · de kupferig (resembling the metal copper) · mk бака́рлија (resembling the metal copper) · tr bakırımsı (resembling the metal copper) · fr cuivré (resembling the metal copper)