Sekirov Dictionary

brash

/ˈbɹæʃ/

adjective 4
noun 6
verb 1
forms 7

adjective4

•
Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.
- Trouble with Silzer is, he’s too brash—shoots off his mouth too much—likes to hear himself talk. — 1925
•
Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.
- brash colours
•
Overly bold, impetuous or rash.
- […] just because you’re a little hot under the collar, don’t do anything brash, for fear you may regret it afterward. — 1905
•
(informal, old-fashioned) Brittle (said e.g. of wood or vegetables).
- Hickory axles […] all cut from tough butt logs. Brash timber is excluded. — 1886

noun6

Leaf litter of small leaves and little twigs as found under a hedge.
•
Broken and angular rock fragments underlying alluvial deposits.
- Alluvium differs from the rubble or brash, just described, as being composed of sand and gravel, more or less rolled — 1839
•
Broken fragments of ice.
- The sea dashed in an angry surf over its inclined sides, rattling the icy fragments or “brash” against its irregular surface — 1853
A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.
A sudden burst of rain.
(no longer used) An attack or assault.

verb1

(no longer used) To disturb.

forms

brashed · brashing · brashes · brasher · more brash · brashest · most brash

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