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brash
[ brash ]
/ brĂŠÊ /
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adjective, brash·er, brash·est.Also brashy .
noun
OTHER WORDS FOR brash
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Origin of brash
First recorded in 1400â50; (noun) late Middle English brass(c)he âa slap, crash,â perhaps blend of brok(e) (Old English broc âbreach, fragment, sicknessâ; akin to break) and dasch âsmashing blowâ; see dash1; (adjective) in the sense âbrittleâ is derivative of the noun; in the sense âhastyâ by confusion with rash1
OTHER WORDS FROM brash
brash·ly, adverbbrash·ness, nounWords nearby brash
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British Dictionary definitions for brash (1 of 3)
brash1
/ (brĂŠÊ) /
adjective
tastelessly or offensively loud, showy, or bold
hasty; rash
impudent
Derived forms of brash
brashly, adverbbrashness, nounWord Origin for brash
C19: perhaps influenced by rash 1
British Dictionary definitions for brash (2 of 3)
brash2
/ (brĂŠÊ) /
noun
loose rubbish, such as broken rock, hedge clippings, etc; debris
Word Origin for brash
C18: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for brash (3 of 3)
Word Origin for brash
C16: perhaps of imitative origin
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