brash

[ brash ]
/ bræʃ /
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adjective, brash·er, brash·est. Also brashy.

noun

Origin of brash

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

OTHER WORDS FROM brash

brash·ly, adverb brash·ness, noun

Words nearby brash

branwen, branzino, braque, bras d'or lake, brasco, brash, brash ice, brashy, brasier, brasil, brasilein

Words related to brashly

pertly, impertinently, rudely, insolently, presumptuously

Example sentences from the Web for brashly

  • This was a victory that could only have been won by a political movement with a brashly irrational self-confidence.

    The Republican Frat-Boy Culture |Reihan Salam |March 28, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

  • At first, I was brashly incredulous, as anyone would be who was mixing and mingling with the colonel in the daily amenities.

    The King of Arcadia |Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for brashly (1 of 3)

brash 1
/ (bræʃ) /

adjective

tastelessly or offensively loud, showy, or bold
hasty; rash
impudent

Derived forms of brash

brashly, adverb brashness, noun

Word Origin for brash

C19: perhaps influenced by rash 1

British Dictionary definitions for brashly (2 of 3)

brash 2
/ (bræʃ) /

noun

loose rubbish, such as broken rock, hedge clippings, etc; debris

Word Origin for brash

C18: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for brashly (3 of 3)

brash 3
/ (bræʃ) /

noun

pathol another name for heartburn

Word Origin for brash

C16: perhaps of imitative origin