SYNONYMS | EXAMPLES | WORD ORIGIN adjective, rash·er, rash·est. acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
characterized by or showing too great haste or lack of consideration: rash promises.
Origin of rash 1 1350–1400; Middle English; cognate with Dutch, German rasch quick, brisk, Old Norse rǫskr brave
Related forms rash·ly , adverb rash·ness , noun noun an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
a multitude of instances of something occurring more or less during the same period of time: a rash of robberies last month.
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Origin of rash 2 1700–10; < French rache (obsolete), Old French rasche skin eruption, derivative of raschier to scratch, ultimately < Latin rādere to scratch
Related forms rash·like , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for rash impetuous ,
foolhardy ,
ill-considered ,
thoughtless ,
indiscreet ,
bold ,
hasty ,
daring ,
audacious ,
ill-advised ,
immature ,
imprudent ,
reckless ,
irrational ,
flood ,
eruption ,
epidemic ,
spate ,
wave ,
madcap Examples from the Web for rash Contemporary Examples of rash And it is not clear that there have been a rash of lawsuits from outraged parents over aggressive Christmastime greetings.
The results of that rash decision, the most dire of which has been the rise of ISIS, are now plain for us to see.
His judgments are not rash or driven by insecurity, fear, and a longing for the past.
A rash of crimes against gay and trans* people point to a possible brewing class resentment in the “hip” parts of Brooklyn.
The one with the fever and the rash and the kidney failure that eventually killed her?
Historical Examples of rash It will not be sufficient that the rash counsels of human passion are rejected.
My brother is hot and fiery; Mr Chatterton is rash and headstrong.
He was seeking his opportunity to punish him for the rash utterance.
The retainers of the Khan of Khar implored them not to be so rash .
It was absurd—it was rash —it was want of proper confidence in his wife; thus we said.
British Dictionary definitions for rash adjective acting without due consideration or thought; impetuous
characterized by or resulting from excessive haste or impetuosity a rash word
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Derived Forms rashly , adverb rashness , noun Word Origin for rash C14: from Old High German rasc hurried, clever; related to Old Norse roskr brave
noun pathol any skin eruption
a series of unpleasant and unexpected occurrences a rash of forest fires
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Derived Forms rashlike , adjective Word Origin for rash C18: from Old French rasche , from raschier to scratch, from Latin rādere to scrape
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Word Origin and History for rash adj. late 14c., "nimble, quick, vigorous" (early 14c. as a surname), a Scottish and northern word, perhaps from Old English -ræsc (cf. ligræsc "flash of lightning") or one of its Germanic cognates, from Proto-Germanic *raskuz (cf. Middle Low German rasch, Middle Dutch rasc "quick, swift," German rasch "quick, fast"). Related to Old English horsc "quick-witted." Sense of "reckless, impetuous, heedless of consequences" is attested from c.1500. Related: Rashly ; rashness .
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n. "eruption of small red spots on skin," 1709, perhaps from French rache "a sore" (Old French rasche "rash, scurf"), from Vulgar Latin *rasicare "to scrape" (also source of Old Provençal rascar , Spanish rascar "to scrape, scratch," Italian raschina "itch"), from Latin rasus "scraped," past participle of radere "to scrape" (see raze ). The connecting notion would be of itching. Figurative sense of "any sudden outbreak or proliferation" first recorded 1820.
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