brasher
brasher is the comparative form of brash.
Meaning of brash
Adjective (1)
brash (comparative brasher or more brash, superlative brashest or most brash)
- Overly 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
- Synonyms:
- audacious, brassy, brazen, cocky, undiplomatic
- Overly bold, impetuous or rash.
- […] just because you’re a little hot under the collar, don’t do anything brash, for fear you may regret it afterward.1905, Andy Adams, chapter 2, in The Outlet, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, page 22
- Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.
- brash colours
Adjective (2)
brash (comparative brasher or more brash, superlative brashest or most brash)
- Brittle (said e.g. of wood or vegetables).
- Hickory axles […] all cut from tough butt logs. Brash timber is excluded.1886, The Lumberman's Hand Book, page 24
Proper noun capitalized: Brasher
Brasher (countable and uncountable, plural Brashers)
- A surname from Old French.
- A town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States, named after the landowner.
Forms of brasher
| plural | Brashers |
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Words formed from brasher
Phrases with brasher
Questions about brasher
- What does brasher mean?
- Brasher means a surname from Old French.
- What is brasher the comparative form of?
- Brasher is the comparative form of brash.
- What part of speech is brasher?
- Brasher is a proper noun.
Words near brasher in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: brasher (page history and authors); Brasher (page history and authors); brash (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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