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brash

/bɹæʃ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.
  2. A sudden burst of rain.
  3. An attack or assault.
  4. To disturb.
  5. (of people or behaviour) Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.
  6. (of actions) Overly bold, impetuous or rash.
  7. (of things) Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.
  8. Leaf litter of small leaves and little twigs as found under a hedge.
  9. Broken and angular rock fragments underlying alluvial deposits.
  10. Broken fragments of ice.
  11. Brittle (said e.g. of wood or vegetables).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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