brashy
[ brash-ee ]
/ ˈbræʃ i /
adjective, brash·i·er, brash·i·est.
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OTHER WORDS FROM brashy
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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 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. RobinsonThe 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
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