me‧tal‧lic /məˈtælɪk, mɪˈtælɪk/ adjective

1. a metallic noise sounds like pieces of metal hitting each other:
The key turned in the lock with a loud metallic click.
The pans made a metallic clatter as they crashed to the floor.

2. a metallic voice is rough, hard, and unpleasant:
He spoke in a thin, metallic voice.

3. a metallic colour shines like metal:
He drives a metallic red van.

4. a metallic taste is bitter and unpleasant, like metal:
The gum left a horrible metallic taste in my mouth.

5. made of metal or containing metal:
metallic particles

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