Associations to the word «Brash»

Wiktionary

BRASH, adjective. Impetuous or rash
BRASH, adjective. Insensitive or tactless
BRASH, adjective. Impudent or shameless
BRASH, noun. Leaf litter of small leaves and little twigs as found under a hedge.
BRASH, noun. A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.
BRASH, noun. (geology) Broken and angular rock fragments underlying alluvial deposits.
BRASH, noun. Broken fragments of ice.
BRASH, adjective. (US) (colloquial) (dated) brittle, as wood or vegetables
BRASH ICE, noun. A patch of accumulated small fragments of floating ice (less than about 2 metres big)

Dictionary definition

BRASH, adjective. Offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say".

Wise words

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