coppery

English

Etymology

From copper +‎ -y.

Adjective

coppery (comparative more coppery, superlative most coppery)

1. Resembling the metal copper, especially in color.

   coppery:  

   Synonym: copperish

   • 2002, E. P. Anshutz, New, Old and Forgotten Remedies, page 380:

     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.

   • 2006, Victoria Sherrow, Encyclopedia of Hair: A Cultural History, page 155:

     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.

2. Containing copper, especially if abundantly.

   Coordinate term: copperish

   an especially coppery grade of brass

Coordinate terms

• verdigris, verdigrisy

Derived terms

• copperiness

Related terms

• copperishness

Translations

resembling the metal copper

• German: kupferig
• Italian: ramato (it)
• Macedonian: бака́рлија (bakárlija)
• Turkish: bakırsı, bakırımsı (tr)