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brash

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brash 1  (brsh)
adj. brash·er, brash·est
1.
a. Hasty and unthinking; impetuous.
b. Rash.
2. Lacking in sensitivity or tact.
3. Presumptuously forward; impudent. See Synonyms at shameless.
4. Brittle: brash timbers.

[Possibly imitative (influenced by rash1) or from brash, attack.]

brashly adv.
brashness n.

brash
Adjective
1. tastelessly or offensively loud, or showy: brash modernization
2. impudent or bold: I thought it was very brash of her to ask me [origin unknown]
brashness n

Brash a mass of fragments or debris; a sudden outburst of rain.
Examples: brash of bitter waters, 1856; of hedge clippings; of ice, 1837; of rain, 1849; of twigs; of stone; of wooing, 1724.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.brash - offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
forward - used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"

brash
Translations

brash [bræʃ] adj (= rough) → tosco (= cheeky); descarado
brash [bræʃ] adjeffronté(e)
brash [bræʃ] adjdreist
brash [bræʃ] adjsfacciato/a

brash
adj brash [brӕʃ]
cheekily self-confident and impolite a brash young man.parmantig, astrant, vrypostig, vermetelوقح، صفيق، متهوّرнахаленdrzý, neomalenýselvhævdendekeckαυθάδης, αλαζόναςdescarado, impertinente, presuntuosoninakasپر رو و پر مدعاjulkeaeffrontéחָצוּףढीठ, उतावलाdrzakpimaszlancang, kurang ajarfrakkursfacciato生意気な경솔한akiplėšiškasbezkaunīgskurang sopanbrutaalpågående, freidig, frekkzuchwałydescaradoneobrăzatнахальныйdrzýnesramendrčanoblyg, fräckทะลึ่ง; ก๋ากั่นküstah傲慢無禮的нахабнийبےحد خود اعتماد اور اکھڑhỗn láo

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The falls has been there sence the beginnin' o' time, an' I cal'late they'll be there till the end on 't; so you needn't 'a' been in sech a brash to git a sight of 'em.
"Must say you're almighty brash with your chewin' tobacco," Long Jim grinned.
When I got to camp I warn't feeling very brash, there warn't much sand in my craw; but I says, this ain't no time to be fooling around.
 
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