brashy

[ brash-ee ]

adjective

, brash·i·er, brash·i·est.

1. brash.
2. Scot. and North England Dialect. showery.

ˈbrashy

/ ˈbræʃɪ /

adjective

1. loosely fragmented; rubbishy
2. (of timber) brittle

Derived Forms

• ˈbrashiness, noun

Other Words From

• brashi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of brashy¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; brash + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The ice proved brashy, soft to each step, and the men slithered through the water up to the armpits as they carried the canoes.

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The ground was brashy and very poor, and consequently I determined to clear the boxes and put the whole of the manure upon it.

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Cornbrash, so called from its 'brashy' or rubbly nature, an earthy oolite yielding fair land for corn.

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The lower limbs are brashy and bare of bark, and the ones above are leafless and gnarled, although alive.

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