brashy

[ brash-ee ]

/ ˈbræʃ i /

adjective, brash·i·er, brash·i·est.

brash.

Scot. and North England Dialect. showery.

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Origin of brashy

First recorded in 1795–1805; brash + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM brashy

brash·i·ness, noun

Words nearby brashy

braque, bras d'or lake, brasco, brash, brash ice, brashy, brasier, brasil, brasilein, brasilia, brasilin

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Example sentences from the Web for brashy

Cornbrash, so called from its 'brashy' or rubbly nature, an earthy oolite yielding fair land for corn.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3|Various
The ground was brashy and very poor, and consequently I determined to clear the boxes and put the whole of the manure upon it.
Mushroom Culture|W. Robinson
The lower limbs are brashy and bare of bark, and the ones above are leafless and gnarled, although alive.
Seven Legs Across the Seas|Samuel Murray

British Dictionary definitions for brashy

brashy

/ (ˈbræʃɪ) /

adjective brashier or brashiest

loosely fragmented; rubbishy

(of timber) brittle

Derived forms of brashy

brashiness, noun

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