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 rash) or from brash, attack.]

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brashly adv.

brashness n.

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brash ²  (brsh)

n.

A mass or pile of rubble, refuse, or fragments, as of stone, brush, or ice.

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[Perhaps an alteration of French brèche, breach in a wall, from Italian breccia; see breccia.]

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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

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brash

adj brash [brӕʃ]

cheekily self-confident and impolite a brash young man. parmantig, astrant, vrypostig, vermetel وقح، صفيق، متهوّر нахален drzý, neomalený selvhævdende keck αυθάδης, αλαζόνας descarado, impertinente, presuntuoso ninakas پر رو و پر مدعا julkea effronté חָצוּף ढीठ, उतावला drzak pimasz lancang, kurang ajar frakkur sfacciato 生意気な 경솔한 akiplėšiškas bezkaunīgs kurang sopan brutaal pågående, freidig, frekk zuchwały descarado neobrăzat нахальный drzý nesramen drčan oblyg, fräck ทะลึ่ง; ก๋ากั่น küstah 傲慢無禮的 нахабний بےحد خود اعتماد اور اکھڑ hỗn láo 傲慢无礼的