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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024brash /bræʃ/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - impolite or rude;
tactless: a brash young man. - hastily or rashly undertaken:a brash decision.
- energetic or spirited, esp. in an irreverent way: a brash new musical.
brash•ly, adv. brash•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024brash (brash),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, n. adj. Also, brashy. - impertinent;
impudent;
tactless:a brash young man. - hasty;
rash;
impetuous. - energetic or highly spirited, esp. in an irreverent way;
zesty:a brash new musical. - (used esp. of wood) brittle.
n. - a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
- OceanographySee brash ice.
- Pathologyheartburn (def. 1).
- Scottish Terms
- a sudden shower or burst of rain.
- any sudden, minor sickness or indisposition, esp. of the digestive tract.
- an assault;
attack.
- 1400–50; (noun, nominal) late Middle English brass(c)he a slap, crash, perh. blend of, blended brok(e) (Old English broc breach, fragment, sickness; akin to break) and dasch smashing blow; see dash1; (adjective, adjectival) in sense "brittle,'' derivative of noun, nominal; in sense "hasty'' by confusion with rash1
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reckless, overhasty, imprudent, foolhardy, precipitate.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cautious, wary, prudent, careful.
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