metallically

With metallic quality

In a manner suggesting metal—its hardness, sheen, or especially its sound.

A voice that rings metallically has a sharp, resonant quality like struck metal: The alarm clanged metallically through the empty hall.

Light glinting metallically has that distinctive cold gleam of polished steel or chrome.

sound

tinnily

With sharp metallic resonance

screechingly · squeakily · resonantly · twangy · pinging · jangling · chiming · gonging · clanking · rattling

luster

gleaming

Reflecting light brightly

shimmering · silvery · glinting · glossily · mirrorlike · dazzlingly · glitteringly · flashingly · brilliantly · shinily

taste

bitterly

With harsh resentment

coppery · ironlike · tinny · acridly · astringently · unpleasantly · chemically · pungently

Opposites
sound quality

metallicallysoftly

With little volume

warmly · mellowly · dully · mutedly · resonantly

texture/material quality

metallicallysoftly

With little volume

warmly · organically · fleshily · woodenly · pliantly

emotional tone

metallicallywarmly

With affection shown

tenderly · gently · humanly · emotionally · compassionately

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G