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In some senses, brash is marked as obsolete, dated, US, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
boastful, dear, impulsive, tough, young, young
VERB + BRASH
butt, don't, intend, like, logs, undeterred
BRASH + NOUN
businessman, haven, humour, outspoken, t, tabloid, timber, way
PREP.
from, off, off
ADV.
instead, uncommonly
adj
Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.
a brash young businessman; a brash tabloid; a brash sense of humour
Mrs. Mayfield looked away, and the girl stricken with remorse, hastened to her and said: “There, I have been too brash, haven’t I? You must forgive me for I didn’t intend to be brash.” “Brash, my dear? What do you mean by that?” She laughed. “Why, I thought everybody know’d what brash meant. Well, it’s er—too quick to say somethin’ you oughtn’t to say.”
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.
Now, Mr. Reed, you’ve committed nothing but a brash act of bad taste by bypassing the standard channels.
Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.
brash colours
a brash perfume
noun
A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.
A sudden burst of rain.
An attack or assault.
verb
To disturb.
a brash young businessman; a brash tabloid; a brash sense of humour
WiktionaryMrs. Mayfield looked away, and the girl stricken with remorse, hastened to her and said: “There, I have been too brash, haven’t I? You must forgive me for I didn’t intend to be brash.” “Brash, my dear
WiktionaryTrouble with Silzer is, he’s too brash—shoots off his mouth too much—likes to hear himself talk.
WiktionaryHickory axles […] all cut from tough butt logs. Brash timber is excluded.
WiktionaryBrash wood, when tested in bending, breaks with a short, sharp fracture instead of developing a splintering failure and absorbs a comparatively small amount of work between the elastic limit and final
Wiktionary[…] brash timber, which is liable to snap; […]
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In some senses, brash is marked as obsolete, dated, US, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.