1
: brittle
brash wood
2
3
a
: full of fresh raw vitality
a brash frontier town
b
: uninhibitedly energetic or demonstrative (see demonstrative entry 1 sense 3) : bumptious
a brash comedian
4
5
: piercingly sharp : harsh
a brash squeal of brakes
6
: marked by vivid contrast : bold
brash colors
brashly
adverb
brashness
noun
: a mass of fragments (as of ice)
Synonyms
Examples of brash in a Sentence
Adjective
She asks such brash questions.
a brash request to get something for free
Recent Examples on the Web
Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
Popular on Variety Still, Martha’s brash personality and shocking laugh don’t stop Donny from indulging her.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
Many alums and boosters, and Mater Dei administrators and athletic department personnel and personnel of other school departments, were turned off by McManus’ brash behavior.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 18 Apr. 2024
The brash November shooting was the first homicide recorded at L.A. Live, the sprawling downtown arts and entertainment complex that houses nightclubs, concert venues, restaurants and the Crypto.com Arena, where the Lakers, Clippers and Kings play home games.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The shrill drone of dial-up is a defining feature of Kyle Mooney’s directorial debut Y2K, even if the actual sound plays only a few times throughout the comedian’s brash and lopsided film.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
Even in the brash world of finance, these tactics have rubbed many the wrong way.
—Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
There’s Ted Nugent — brash right-winger, Donald Trump advocate and lifelong teetotaler.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 4 Feb. 2024
The Spook Who Sat by the Door is less brash than Bamboozled, but no less brave.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2023
But in part because of his previous reputation as a dove, Mr. Kishida has so far pushed the envelope further while encountering less resistance than Abe’s sometimes brash approaches.
—Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2022
In one memorable moment, Mr. Falwell celebrated his 2016 endorsement of Mr. Trump by posing for a picture with him in front of a Trump Tower office wall that included a framed copy of a 1990 Playboy cover featuring the brash real estate developer.
—Michael C. Bender, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
From the brash but supposedly visionary CEO to the superstar trader who never seems to sleep, crypto, like other high-flying industries, is filled with hotshots.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2022
Insiders in both parties believed the brash Mr. Bolduc would turn off independents and suburban voters.
—Andrew Cline, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022
But the odds are not necessarily in investors’ favor—next time markets bubble up again, Mr. Son’s brash style may resurface as well.
—Jacky Wong, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022
Billionaire Elon Musk is known for many things -- like his revolutionary ideas, brash management style and controversial tweets.
—Malathi Nayak, Bloomberg.com, 9 Feb. 2022
Of course, Black and Stewart’s brash style has its detractors.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021
Adjective
Angie, a brash American actress who’d been married to Bowie for less than a year, sought Ronson out first.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
Popular on Variety Still, Martha’s brash personality and shocking laugh don’t stop Donny from indulging her.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
Many alums and boosters, and Mater Dei administrators and athletic department personnel and personnel of other school departments, were turned off by McManus’ brash behavior.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 18 Apr. 2024
The brash November shooting was the first homicide recorded at L.A. Live, the sprawling downtown arts and entertainment complex that houses nightclubs, concert venues, restaurants and the Crypto.com Arena, where the Lakers, Clippers and Kings play home games.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The shrill drone of dial-up is a defining feature of Kyle Mooney’s directorial debut Y2K, even if the actual sound plays only a few times throughout the comedian’s brash and lopsided film.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
Even in the brash world of finance, these tactics have rubbed many the wrong way.
—Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
There’s Ted Nugent — brash right-winger, Donald Trump advocate and lifelong teetotaler.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 4 Feb. 2024
The Spook Who Sat by the Door is less brash than Bamboozled, but no less brave.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
Noun
The brash ’80s, referenced by Piccioli at Valentino and Alexandre Vauthier, who paid homage to the elegance of Grace Jones , felt more immediate and relevant.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2023
But in part because of his previous reputation as a dove, Mr. Kishida has so far pushed the envelope further while encountering less resistance than Abe’s sometimes brash approaches.
—Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2022
In one memorable moment, Mr. Falwell celebrated his 2016 endorsement of Mr. Trump by posing for a picture with him in front of a Trump Tower office wall that included a framed copy of a 1990 Playboy cover featuring the brash real estate developer.
—Michael C. Bender, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
From the brash but supposedly visionary CEO to the superstar trader who never seems to sleep, crypto, like other high-flying industries, is filled with hotshots.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2022
Insiders in both parties believed the brash Mr. Bolduc would turn off independents and suburban voters.
—Andrew Cline, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022
But the odds are not necessarily in investors’ favor—next time markets bubble up again, Mr. Son’s brash style may resurface as well.
—Jacky Wong, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022
Billionaire Elon Musk is known for many things -- like his revolutionary ideas, brash management style and controversial tweets.
—Malathi Nayak, Bloomberg.com, 9 Feb. 2022
Of course, Black and Stewart’s brash style has its detractors.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021
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