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/ bræʃ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective, brash·er, brash·est. Also brashy . impertinent; impudent; tactless: a brash young man.
hasty; rash; impetuous.
energetic or highly spirited, especially in an irreverent way; zesty: a brash new musical.
(used especially of wood) brittle.
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
brash ice.
Pathology . heartburn (def. 1).
Scot. and North England Dialect . a sudden shower or burst of rain. any sudden, minor sickness or indisposition, especially of the digestive tract. an assault; attack. SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of brash 1400–50; (noun) late Middle English brass (c )he a slap, crash, perhaps blend of brok (e ) (Old English broc breach, fragment, sickness; akin to break) and dasch smashing blow; see dash1 ; (adj.) in sense “brittle,” derivative of noun; in sense “hasty” by confusion with rash1
SYNONYMS FOR brash 2 reckless, overhasty, imprudent, foolhardy, precipitate.
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ANTONYMS FOR brash 2 cautious, wary, prudent, careful.
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OTHER WORDS FROM brash brashly, adverb brashness, noun Words nearby brash Branwen, branzino, Braque, brasco, Bras d'Or Lake, brash , brash ice, brashy, brasier, brasil, brasilein
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In the movie, Murray portrays Vincent McKenna, a brash , loud, foul-mouthed man who drinks and chain-smokes.
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You don't know what a bad impression you make when you're too brash .
The Trail of the Hawk | Sinclair Lewis
Of course, if you'd been brash and ignorant in your first calculations—if you'd made a fool of yourself at the start—but shucks!
The Spenders | Harry Leon Wilson
"We hain't makin' no brash promises erbout ther woman, Thornton," he brutally announced.
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Doesn't it strike you that you are a trifle too brash , as they say around here?
The lanes grew worse and worse, filled generally with slush and brash .
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British Dictionary definitions for brash (1 of 3) adjective tastelessly or offensively loud, showy, or bold
hasty; rash
impudent
Derived forms of brash brashly , adverb brashness , noun Word Origin for brash C19: perhaps influenced by rash 1
British Dictionary definitions for brash (2 of 3) noun loose rubbish, such as broken rock, hedge clippings, etc; debris
Word Origin for brash C18: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for brash (3 of 3) noun pathol another name for heartburn
Word Origin for brash C16: perhaps of imitative origin
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Words related to brash impetuous, bold, rude, cocky, cheeky, reckless, audacious, cocksure, effervescent, flip, foolhardy, forward, hasty, headlong, heedless, hotheaded, ill-advised, impertinent, impolitic, impudent