coppery
/ˈkɑpəɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.10 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling the metal copper, especially in color.
adj
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "an especially coppery grade of brass"
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑpəɹi/
- British English: /ˈkɒpəɹi/
Inflected Forms
more coppery (comparative)
most coppery (superlative)