Sekirov Dictionary

metallic

UK /mɪˈtæl.ɪk/US /məˈtæl.ɪk/

adjective 4
noun 1
forms 3

adjective4

•
Of, relating to, or characteristic of metal.
- The Lethrblaka's blood, to Eragon's astonishment, was a metallic blue-green, not unlike the verdigris that forms on aged copper. — 2008
•
Made of or containing metal.
- […] and, lo ! a palace towering seems, / With Parian pillars and metallic beams. — 1712
Having the appearance of being of polished metal.
Harsh, as if coming from two metals striking one another.

noun1

•
A metallic color.
- As Robert Clergerie, whose unisex Popée shoe comes in an array of pastels and eye-popping metallics, explained the attraction, “It gives manhood to women.” — 2007

forms

metallics · more metallic · most metallic

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