brash

[ brash ]

/ bræʃ /

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adjective, brash·er, brash·est. Also brashy.

impertinent; impudent; tactless: a brash young man.

hasty; rash; impetuous.

energetic or highly spirited, especially in an irreverent way; zesty: a brash new musical.

(used especially of wood) brittle.

noun

a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.

brash ice.

Pathology. heartburn(def 1).

Scot. and North England Dialect.

a sudden shower or burst of rain.
any sudden, minor sickness or indisposition, especially of the digestive tract.
an assault; attack.

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Origin of brash

1400–50; (noun) late Middle English brass(c)he a slap, crash, perhaps blend of brok(e) (Old English broc breach, fragment, sickness; akin to break) and dasch smashing blow; see dash¹; (adj.) in sense “brittle,” derivative of noun; in sense “hasty” by confusion with rash¹

SYNONYMS FOR brash

2 reckless, overhasty, imprudent, foolhardy, precipitate.

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2 cautious, wary, prudent, careful.

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OTHER WORDS FROM brash

brash·ly, adverbbrash·ness, noun

Words nearby brash

branwen, branzino, braque, bras d'or lake, brasco, brash, brash ice, brashy, brasier, brasil, brasilein

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Example sentences from the Web for brash

The brash, engaged, occasionally self-centered ex-lawmaker seemed to retreat inward and practically disappear.
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Brash, crass, and overflowing with wiseass attitude, he remains the ultimate postmodern superhero.
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Brash, crass, and sporting a perpetually raised eyebrow, Ash Williams remains the ultimate postmodern superhero.
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In the movie, Murray portrays Vincent McKenna, a brash, loud, foul-mouthed man who drinks and chain-smokes.
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By relieving McElhone of the brash movie ending she is able to maintain her grasp on a flawed but still complex character.
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You don't know what a bad impression you make when you're too brash.
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Of course, if you'd been brash and ignorant in your first calculations—if you'd made a fool of yourself at the start—but shucks!
The Spenders|Harry Leon Wilson
"We hain't makin' no brash promises erbout ther woman, Thornton," he brutally announced.
The Roof Tree|Charles Neville Buck
Doesn't it strike you that you are a trifle too brash, as they say around here?
Old Ebenezer|Opie Read
The lanes grew worse and worse, filled generally with slush and brash.
Farthest North|Fridtjof Nansen

British Dictionary definitions for brash (1 of 3)

brash¹

/ (bræʃ) /

adjective

tastelessly or offensively loud, showy, or bold

hasty; rash

impudent

Derived forms of brash

brashly, adverbbrashness, noun

Word Origin for brash

C19: perhaps influenced by rash 1

British Dictionary definitions for brash (2 of 3)

brash²

/ (bræʃ) /

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)

brash³

/ (bræʃ) /

noun

pathol another name for heartburn

Word Origin for brash

C16: perhaps of imitative origin

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brash

adjective, brash·er, brash·est. Also brashy.

noun

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