brash
Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudentOverly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.
» Tom was brash.
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4 sensesOverly 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
dreist, forsch, frech
Overly bold, impetuous or rash.
nassforsch, übermütig
offensively bold
Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.
brash colours
a brash perfume
schrill, grell, knallig
(US, colloquial, dated)Brittle (said e.g. of wood or vegetables).
Examples
10 sentencesTom was brash.
I don't like his brash way of talking.
ruМне не нравится его дерзкая манера говорить. — vilnat
In contrast with many of his contemporaries, he’s not brash and boastful.
Mary's brash manner didn't put Tom off, but rather impressed him from the outset.
deMarias nassforsche Art hat Tom nicht abgeschreckt, sondern von Anfang an beeindruckt. — al_ex_an_der
Don't be so brash.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
Uncertain. Perhaps from Scots brash, brasch (“a violent onset; an attack or assault”). PerUncertain. 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”).
Compare American English bresk, brusk (“fragile, brittle”).
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Forms
brasher/more brash, brashest/most brash| Comparative | brasher / more brash Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | brashest / most brash Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
59 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.