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- [brash]
- /bræʃ/
- /bræ.ʃli/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brash]
- /bræʃ/
Definitions of brashly word
- adjective brashly impertinent; impudent; tactless: a brash young man. 1
- adjective brashly hasty; rash; impetuous. 1
- adjective brashly energetic or highly spirited, especially in an irreverent way; zesty: a brash new musical. 1
- adjective brashly (used especially of wood) brittle. 1
- noun brashly a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings. 1
- noun brashly brash ice. 1
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Origin of brashly
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; (noun) late Middle English brass(c)he a slap, crash, perhaps blend of brok(e) (Old English broc breach, fragment, sickness; akin to break) and dasch smashing blow; see dash1; (adj.) in sense “brittle,” derivative of noun; in sense “hasty” by confusion with rash1
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Parts of speech for Brashly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brashly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
brashly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brashly
adv brashly
- rudely — discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
- pertly — boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent; saucy.
- impertinently — intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil: a brash, impertinent youth.
- insolently — boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting: an insolent reply.
- presumptuously — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
Antonyms for brashly
adverb brashly
- diffidently — lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
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