First Known Use: 1566
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1brash
adjective \ˈbrash\
: confident and aggressive in usually a rude or unpleasant way
: very strong or harsh
Full Definition of BRASH
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: brittle <brash wood>
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a : full of fresh raw vitality <a brash frontier town> b : uninhibitedly energetic or demonstrative : bumptious <a brash comedian>
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: piercingly sharp : harsh <a brash squeal of brakes>
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Origin of BRASH
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noun
Definition of BRASH
: a mass of fragments (as of ice)
Origin of BRASH
obsolete English brash to breach a wall
First Known Use: 1787
Medical Dictionary
brash
noun \ˈbrash\
Medical Definition of BRASH
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: an attack of illness; especially : a short severe illness
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