brash
IPA: brˈæʃ
noun
- A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.
- A sudden burst of rain.
- (obsolete) An attack or assault.
- Leaf litter of small leaves and little twigs as found under a hedge.
- (geology) Broken and angular rock fragments underlying alluvial deposits.
- Broken fragments of ice.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive, obsolete) To disturb.
adjective
- (of people or behaviour) Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.
- (of actions) Overly bold, impetuous or rash.
- (of things) Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.
- (US, colloquial, dated) Brittle (said e.g. of wood or vegetables).
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Examples of "brash" in Sentences
- Fiorina, whose snarky comment recalls her brash HP days, is guilty of the standard Republican hypocrisy.
- But Fiorina, whose snarky comment recalls her brash HP days, is guilty of the standard Republican hypocrisy.
- Not missing any opportunity to make Rush Limbaugh the figurehead of the GOP, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel called the brash talk show ...
- In Congress, he was best known as a brash defender of liberal Democratic policies during combative floor speeches and appearances on cable television.
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