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brashy

[brash-ee]
adjective, brash·i·er, brash·i·est.
  1. brash.
  2. Scot. and North England Dialect. showery.

Origin of brashy

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

  • Cornbrash, so called from its 'brashy' or rubbly nature, an earthy oolite yielding fair land for corn.

  • The lower limbs are brashy and bare of bark, and the ones above are leafless and gnarled, although alive.

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for brashy

brashy

adjective brashier or brashiest
  1. loosely fragmented; rubbishy
  2. (of timber) brittle
Derived Formsbrashiness, noun
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