Meaning

4 senses

  1. Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.

    rash words spoken in the heat of debate

    voreilig, vorschnell

    опроме́тчивыйoprométčivyj, поспе́шныйpospéšnyj

  2. (Northern England, archaic)Of corn or other grains: so dry as to fall out of the ear with handling.

  3. (obsolete, rare)Requiring swift action; pressing; urgent.

  4. (obsolete, rare)Taking effect quickly and strongly; fast-acting.

More definitions
  • imprudently incurring risk
  • marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

Examples

81 sentences

  1. A rash appeared on his face.

    Висип з'явився на його обличчі. — mutternoise

    ruСыпь появилась на его лице. — corvard

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  2. Tom has a rash.

    У Тома висип. — deniko

    ruУ Тома сыпь. — APagano

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  3. I wonder what caused this rash.

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  4. I have a rash on my neck.

    ruУ меня сыпь на шее. — odexed

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  5. A rash broke out on her neck.

    ruУ неё на шее появилась сыпь. — sharptoothed

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks — see also hasty, crazy, impulsive, inconsiderate, precipitate, imprudent, precipitous:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks — see also hasty, crazy, impulsive, inconsiderate, precipitate, imprudent, precipitous:

Origin

The adjective is derived from Middle English rash, rasch (“hasty, headstrong, rash”) [and

The adjective is derived from Middle English rash, rasch (“hasty, headstrong, rash”) [and other forms], probably from Old English *ræsċ (“rash”) (found in derivatives such as ræsċan (“to move rapidly; to flicker; to flash; to glitter; to quiver”), ræsċettan (“to crackle, sparkle”), etc.), from Proto-West Germanic *rask, *raskī, *rasku, from Proto-Germanic *raskaz, *raskuz, *raþskaz, *raþskuz (“rash; rapid”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run, roll”). The Middle English word was probably influenced by the cognates listed below.

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Forms

rasher, rashest
Comparativerasher Lesson
Superlativerashest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

17 synonyms
impulsiveB2headstrongC1suddenA2foolhardyheadyprecipitatedaringdevil-may-careheedlessimpetuousimprudentprecipitantprecipitousquick-and-dirty
Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms
prudentunrashshyA1timidC1cautiousB1carefulA1

Word family

6 related words
Relatedrashness
Derivedoverrashrashfulrashlingrashlyunrash

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

Collocations

3 patterns
  • rash on my
  • have a rash
  • a rash on

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rarelyB1rarityC1rascalraspraspberryB1

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