coppery

«coppery» in Mova's school dictionary: having the colour of copper: a shiny reddish-brown or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (coppery)

meaning for a pupil

1) Coppery means having the colour of copper: a shiny reddish-brown or orange-brown. tree →

2) Coppery can also mean tasting or smelling of copper, like metal. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and art, coppery describes autumn leaves, hair, a sunset or a shiny coin. In science it reminds us of the metal copper, used in wires and coins. Phrases: coppery hair, coppery leaves, a coppery taste.

examples

• The beech leaves turned coppery in autumn. tree →
• She has long coppery hair. tree →
• The sky glowed coppery at sunset. tree →
• The old coin had a coppery shine. tree →
• The water had a coppery taste from the old pipes. tree →
• The fox's coppery fur shone in the sun. tree →

note

Adjective from «copper» + «-y». Pronounced KOP-er-ee. Similar: reddish-brown, auburn (of hair), bronze.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «coppery» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.