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brashy

[ brash-ee ]
/ ˈbræʃ i /
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adjective, brash·i·er, brash·i·est.

brash.
Scot. and North England Dialect. showery.

Nearby words

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

Origin of brashy

First recorded in 1795–1805; brash + -y1
Related formsbrash·i·ness, noun
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Examples 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 Formsbrashiness, noun
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