About The Word Brash
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Brash
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What's The Definition Of Brash?
[adj] offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
[adj] presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff" Synonyms | Synonyms for Brash: bold | cheeky | daredevil | forward | nervy | temerarious Related Terms | Find terms related to Brash: abrupt | aggressive | arrogant | audacious | bearish | beastly | biggety | bluff | blunt | bold | brassy | brazen | brazenfaced | brusque | bumptious | cavalier | challenging | cheeky | churlish | chutzpadik | cocksure | cocky | contemptuous | crusty | curt | daring | defiant | defying | derisive | disdainful | disregardful | disrespectful | ebullient | effervescent | facy | flip | flippant | forward | fresh | gally | gratuitous | greatly daring | gruff | harsh | hasty | headlong | high-spirited | hubristic | ill-advised | impertinent | impetuous | impolitic | improvident | imprudent | impudent | impulsive | incautious | inconsiderate | indiscreet | injudicious | insolent | madcap | maladroit | malapert | nervy | overbold | overcareless | overconfident | oversure | overweening | pert | precipitate | presuming | presumptuous | pushful | pushing | rash | reckless | regardless of consequences | rough | rude | sassy | saucy | self-asserting | self-assertive | severe | sharp | short | smart | smart-alecky | smart-ass | snippy | surly | tactless | temerarious | thoughtless | truculent | uncalled-for | unchary | undiplomatic | untactful | unwary | uppish | uppity | vivacious | wise-ass See Also | Brash In Webster's Dictionary \Brash\, a. [Cf. Gael. bras or G. barsch harsh, sharp,
tart, impetuous, D. barsch, Sw. & Dan. barsk.]
Hasty in temper; impetuous. --Grose.
\Brash\, a. [Cf. Amer. bresk, brusk, fragile, brittle.] Brittle, as wood or vegetables. [Colloq., U. S.] --Bartlett. \Brash\, n. [See {Brash} brittle.] 1. A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness. 2. Refuse boughs of trees; also, the clippings of hedges. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. 3. (Geol.) Broken and angular fragments of rocks underlying alluvial deposits. --Lyell. 4. Broken fragments of ice. --Kane. {Water brash} (Med.), an affection characterized by a spasmodic pain or hot sensation in the stomach with a rising of watery liquid into the mouth; pyrosis. {Weaning brash} (Med.), a severe form of diarrhea which sometimes attacks children just weaned. |
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