"coppery" meaning in English

See coppery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more coppery [comparative], most coppery [superlative]
Etymology: From copper + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|copper|y}} copper + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} coppery (comparative more coppery, superlative most coppery)
  1. Resembling the metal copper, especially in color. Categories (topical): Browns Synonyms: copperish Translations (resembling the metal copper): kupferig (German), ramato (Italian), бака́рлија (bakárlija) (Macedonian), bakırsı (Turkish), bakırımsı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-coppery-en-adj-1JaQGnTV Disambiguation of Browns: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'resembling the metal copper': 79 21
  2. Containing copper, especially if abundantly.
    Sense id: en-coppery-en-adj-u8N0IwRB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: copperiness Related terms: copperishness Coordinate_terms: verdigris, verdigrisy
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      "sense": "resembling the metal copper",
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