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brashness

[ brash-nis ]

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noun

the quality or condition of being tactless, rash, or offensively bold:
The justice has a streak of brashness, a cheerful warrior who loves sparring with colleagues in both concurrences and dissents.
the quality or condition of being energetic or highly spirited:
The band isn't perfect, but it has a certain energy and brashness that gives it something above many others.
This single-player game brings high speed and manic action, all with a brashness and sense of humor that similar games tend to lack.
(used especially of wood) the quality of being brittle:
Old-growth sequoia is known for its brashness and weakness across the grain.

The Eden theme is coupled with a celebration of modesty that seems to reflect a wider backlash against modern Indian brashness.

Her brashness, inventiveness, and inexhaustible energy carried her the rest of the way.

"That is a bargain," he said, with a brashness simply disgraceful in a good business man.

His success perhaps is attributable to a single event that stemmed from youthful brashness and vigorous outspokenness.

Springing up, he caught her hand and made to kiss her in the brashness of impulse.

She's a woman, fer all her brashness in her callin' herself a man.

Curiosity had gotten him in, brashness and speed had taken him out.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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