coppery

[US]/'kɒp(ə)rɪ/
[UK]/'kɑpəri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. containing copper, made of copper, resembling copper

Phrases & Collocations

coppery hair

coppery sheen

Example Sentences

blowfly with brilliant coppery green body.

any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes.

was alight, his color coppery, his air swagger, devil-may-care, bacchanal.

The coppery sunset painted the sky in beautiful hues.

The wine had a rich, coppery taste.

Her hair had a coppery sheen in the sunlight.

The old coins had a distinctive coppery smell.

The statue had a coppery patina from years of exposure to the elements.

The coppery taste of blood lingered in his mouth after the fight.

The coppery pipes in the old building were starting to show signs of corrosion.

The coppery leaves of the maple tree glowed in the autumn sunlight.

The chef used a coppery pot to cook the soup.

The antique mirror had a beautiful coppery frame.

Real-world Examples

Harry looked down and saw deep green mountains and lakes, coppery in the sunset.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

On Tuesday, the moon turned a coppery shade of red also known as a Blood Moon.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2022 Compilation

The moon can appear coppery orange, red, gray, or it may seem to almost disappear completely during a lunar eclipse.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American September 2019 Collection

It was coppery and sweet and he was afraid of it for a moment. But there was not much of it.

Source: The Old Man and the Sea

You’re starting to feel a bit sick as the coppery taste gets stronger.

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

All shades of red hair were represented beneath these hats, Hetty's plain red hair, Camilla's strawberry blonde, Randa's coppery auburn and small Betsy's carrot top.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Three empty shells lay bright and coppery on the Nile green tiles of the bathroom floor, and there was a nice clean hole in the frosted pane of the window.

Source: The Woman at the Bottom of the Lake (Part 1)

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