brashly

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.]

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

brashly - in a brash cheeky manner; "brashly, she asked for a rebate" cheekily, nervily

Translations

brashly [ˈbræʃlɪ] ADV

1. [act] (= over-confidently) → presuntuosamente; (= rashly) → impetuosamente

2. (with adj) [intrusive] → descaradamente

brashly [ˈbræʃli] adv → effrontément

brashly

adv → dreist