Definition of BRASH

brash

Meanings

Plural: brashes

Adjective Satellite

  • offensively bold
    • "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"

Adj

  • Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.
  • Overly bold, impetuous or rash.
  • Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.
  • Brittle (said e.g. of wood or vegetables).

Noun

  • A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.
  • A sudden burst of rain.
  • An attack or assault.
  • Leaf litter of small leaves and little twigs as found under a hedge.
  • Broken and angular rock fragments underlying alluvial deposits.
  • Broken fragments of ice.

Verb

  • To disturb.

Origin / Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Scots brash, brasch (“a violent onset; an attack or assault”). Perhaps also related to Dutch bars (“stern; strict”), German barsch (“harsh; unfriendly”), Danish barsk (“harsh; rough; tough”), Swedish barsk (“harsh; impetuous”).

Scrabble Score: 10

brash is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
brash is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
brash is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

brash is a valid Words With Friends word