Rashest vs Brashest - What's the difference?
As adjectives the difference between rashest and brashest is that rashest is (rash) while brashest is (brash).
rashest
English
rash
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) rash, .
Adjective
(er)
Acting too quickly without considering the risks and consequences; not careful; hasty.
- rash words spoken in the heat of debate
So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn.
(obsolete) Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent.
* Shakespeare
- I scarce have leisure to salute you, / My matter is so rash .
(obsolete) Fast-acting.
* Shakespeare
- Strong as aconitum or rash gunpowder.
Synonyms
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* brash
* heady
* hotheaded
* impulsive
* inconsiderate
* precipitate
Noun
(rashes)
(symptom) An area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin.
A surge in problems; a spate, string or trend
- There has been a rash of vandalism lately.
Synonyms
(A surge in problems) epidemic
Derived terms
* canker rash
* diaper rash
* heat rash
* hiker’s rash
* nappy rash
* nettle rash
* rashguard
* rashie
* rash vest
* reef rash
* rose rash
* tooth rash
See also
* prudent
* reckless
Verb
(obsolete) To prepare with haste.
- (Foxe)
Etymology 2
Compare (etyl) , (etyl) Rasch, probably from Arras in France.
Noun
(–)
An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted.
- (John Donne)
Verb
(es)
To pull off or pluck violently.
To slash; to hack; to slice.
* Spenser
- rashing of helms and riving plates asunder
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brashest
English
brash
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
(en-adj)
impetuous or rash
- (Grose)
insensitive or tactless
impudent or shameless
Noun
Leaf litter of small leaves and little twigs as found under a hedge.
A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.
(geology) Broken and angular rock fragments underlying alluvial deposits.
- (Lyell)
Broken fragments of ice.
- (Kane)
Derived terms
* water brash
* weaning brash
Etymology 2
Compare Amer. (bresk), (brusk), fragile, brittle.
Adjective
(en-adj)
(US, colloquial, dated) brittle, as wood or vegetables
- (Bartlett)
(Webster 1913 )
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