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brashest

brashest is the superlative form of brash.

Meaning of brash

Adjective (1)

brash (comparative brasher or more brash, superlative brashest or most brash)

  1. 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
  2. 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
    Synonyms:
    foolhardy, reckless
  3. Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.
    • brash colours

Adjective (2)

brash (comparative brasher or more brash, superlative brashest or most brash)

  1. (US, colloquial, dated) 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

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Questions about brashest

What is brashest the superlative form of?
Brashest is the superlative form of brash.

Words near brashest in the dictionary

  1. brasher
  2. Brasher doubloon
  3. Brasher doubloons
  4. Brashers
  5. brashes
  6. brashest
  7. brashier
  8. brashiest
  9. brashiness
  10. brashing
  11. brashly

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