brash (redirected from brashest)

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.

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

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brashly adv.

brashness n.

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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

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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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

brash - offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say" cheeky, nervy forward - used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"

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brash

adjective bold, forward, rude, arrogant, cocky, pushy (informal) brazen, presumptuous, impertinent, insolent, impudent, bumptious, cocksure, overconfident, hubristic, full of yourself << OPPOSITE timid

Translations

brash [bræʃ] adj (= rough) → tosco (= cheeky); descarado

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brash [bræʃ] adj → effronté(e)

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brash [bræʃ] adj → dreist

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brash [bræʃ] adj → sfacciato/a