brash
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brash 1
(brăsh)adj. brash·er, brash·est
1. Presumptuously forward; impudent: "She couldn't imagine anyone being happy with this loud, brash, opinionated businessman" (Anne Bartlett). See Synonyms at shameless.
2. Hasty or unrestrained without regard for consequences: "his brash, ill-considered attacks on members of his own party" (Susan Dunn).
3. Arresting, pronounced, or ostentatious: brash plaids.
4. Brittle: brash timbers.
[Possibly imitative (influenced by rash) or from brash, attack.]
brash′ly adv.
brash′ness n.
brash 2
(brăsh)n.
A mass or pile of rubble, refuse, or fragments, as of stone, brush, or ice.
[Perhaps an alteration of French brèche, breach in a wall, from Italian breccia; see breccia.]
brash
(bræʃ)adj
1. tastelessly or offensively loud, showy, or bold
2. hasty; rash
3. impudent
[C19: perhaps influenced by rash1]
ˈbrashly adv
ˈbrashness n
brash
(bræʃ)n
loose rubbish, such as broken rock, hedge clippings, etc; debris
[C18: of unknown origin]
brash
(bræʃ)n
(Pathology) pathol another name for heartburn
[C16: perhaps of imitative origin]
brash
(bræʃ)adj. -er, -est,
n. adj.
1. impertinent; impudent; tactless: a brash young man.
2. hasty; rash; impetuous.
3. energetic or spirited, esp. in an irreverent way; zesty: a brash new musical.
4. (esp. of wood) brittle.
n. 5. a mass of loose fragments, as of ice.
[1400–50; late Middle English brass(c)he a slap, crash]
brash′ly, adv.
brash′ness, n.
brash
- A euphemism for vomit.See also related terms for vomit.
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.
brash
A mass of rubble or stone fragments.
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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
adjective bold, forward, rude, arrogant, cocky, pushy (informal), brazen, presumptuous, impertinent, insolent, impudent, bumptious, cocksure, overconfident, hubristic, full of yourself On stage she seems hard, brash and uncompromising.
reserved, careful, cautious, uncertain, polite, thoughtful, prudent, timid, respectful
reserved, careful, cautious, uncertain, polite, thoughtful, prudent, timid, respectful
brash
adjective1. Characterized by unthinking boldness and haste:
2. Lacking sensitivity and skill in dealing with others:
3. Rude and disrespectful:
assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart.
Slang: wise.
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brash
[bræʃ] ADJ (brasher (compar) (brashest (superl)))1. (= over-confident) → presuntuoso; (= rash) → impetuoso
brash
brash
[bræʃ] adj (impudent) → sfrontato/a, sfacciato/abrash
(brӕʃ) adjective cheekily self-confident and impolite. a brash young man.