Brashness
impertinent; impudent; tactless:
a brash young man.
hasty; rash; impetuous.
energetic or highly spirited, especially in an irreverent way; zesty:
a brash new musical.
(used especially of wood) brittle.
a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
brash ice.
Pathology, heartburn (def 1).
Scot. and North England Dialect.
a sudden shower or burst of rain.
any sudden, minor sickness or indisposition, especially of the digestive tract.
an assault; attack.
Contemporary Examples
Lush Places: The Scotland of India Tunku Varadarajan March 24, 2014
Elsa Maxwell, the Kingmaker Mark Braude October 31, 2012
Historical Examples
The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him Paul Leicester Ford
A Pagan of the Hills Charles Neville Buck
Planet of the Damned Harry Harrison
The Last Shot Frederick Palmer
adjective
tastelessly or offensively loud, showy, or bold
hasty; rash
impudent
noun
loose rubbish, such as broken rock, hedge clippings, etc; debris
noun
(pathol) another name for heartburn
adj.
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