Nearby Words
adjective Also, brashy.
1.
impertinent; impudent; tactless: a brash young man.
2.
hasty; rash; impetuous.
3.
energetic or highly spirited, especially in an irreverent way; zesty: a brash new musical.
4.
(used especially of wood) brittle.
noun
5.
a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
7.
Pathology. heartburn (def. 1).
8.
Scot. and North England Dialect.
a.
a sudden shower or burst of rain.
b.
any sudden, minor sickness or indisposition, especially of the digestive tract.
c.
an assault; attack.
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Origin:
1400–50; (noun) late Middle English brass(c)he a slap, crash, perhaps blend of brok(e) (Old English broc breach, fragment, sickness; akin to break) and dasch smashing blow; see dash1; (adj.) in sense “brittle,” derivative of noun; in sense “hasty” by confusion with rash1
1400–50; (noun) late Middle English brass(c)he a slap, crash, perhaps blend of brok(e) (Old English broc breach, fragment, sickness; akin to break) and dasch smashing blow; see dash1; (adj.) in sense “brittle,” derivative of noun; in sense “hasty” by confusion with rash1
Related forms
brash·ly, adverb
brash·ness, noun
Synonyms
2. reckless, overhasty, imprudent, foolhardy, precipitate.
2. reckless, overhasty, imprudent, foolhardy, precipitate.
Antonyms
2. cautious, wary, prudent, careful.
2. cautious, wary, prudent, careful.
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Word Origin & History
brash
1824, of obscure origin, originally Amer.Eng.; perhaps akin to 16c. Scottish brash "attack, assault," or Fr. breche "fragments," especially of ice, from a Gmc. source (cf. O.H.G. brehha "breach," from brehhan "to break"), or to Ger. brechen "to vomit."
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