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brassboundadjective not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standardsa person of brassbound honesty cast-iron, exacting, hard-line, inflexible, rigid, rigorous, strict, stringent, uncompromising close, conscientious, exact, fussy, meticulous, painstaking, punctilious, scrupulous, undeviatingadamant, adamantine, determined, dogged, firm, relentless, resolved, single-minded, steadfast, stubborn, tenacious, unbending, unflinchingimmovable, implacable, unappeasable, unrelenting, unsparing, unyieldingaustere, demanding, flinty, grim, hard, hardened, hard-hearted, harsh, ironbound, severe, stern, tough flexible, lax, loose, relaxed, slack acquiescent, compliant, compromising, pliable, pliant, relenting, yieldingeasy, easygoing, gentle, indulgent, kindly, lenient, merciful, mild, pampering, soft, spoiling, tolerantneglectful, negligent, remiss, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, unfussy tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutionsthe brassbound military leadership had failed to realize that this time the nation was fighting a different kind of war archconservative, button-down(or buttoned-down), conservative, die-hard, hidebound, mossbacked, old-fashioned, old-line, old-school, orthodox, paleoconservative, reactionary, standpat, traditional, traditionalistic, ultraconservative, unprogressive conventional, squaredevoted, faithful, loyal, staunch(also stanch), steadfast, steady, true, true-blueblimpish, neoconservative, Tory, ultraright, ultrarightistdowdy, fogyish(or fogeyish), fuddy-duddy, ossified, set, stodgyright, right-wingantiliberal, antimodern, antiprogressive, antireform, antirevolutionary broad-minded, large-minded, liberal, nonconservative, nonconventional, nonorthodox, nontraditional, open-minded, progressive, unconventional, unorthodox anticonventional, antiestablishment, antitraditional, extremist, radical, revolutionarynonconformistadvanced, contemporary, modernlefty, radical, ultraleft, ultraleftist, ultraprogressive, ultraradical displaying or marked by rude boldnesssome brassbound upstart who thought that he could waltz in here and start issuing orders arch, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, cheeky, cocksure, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, nervy, sassy, saucy, wise assertive, forward, obtrusivedefiant, disrespectfulshameless, unabashed, unblushingbluff, blunt, curtcute, facetious, flip, flippant, pert, smart, smart-aleck, smart-aleckylippy, mouthy meek, mousy(or mousey), retiring, shy, timid demure, humble, modestcourteous, genteel, mannerly, polite, properdeferential, respectfulabashed, ashamed, blushing, embarrassed, shamefacedgentle, mildinconspicuous, unobtrusive in 1673 |