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rash
1[ rash ]
adjective
- acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
Synonyms: foolhardy, indiscreet, precipitate, incautious, venturous, reckless, impetuous, hasty
Antonyms: cautious
- characterized by or showing too great haste or lack of consideration:
rash promises.
rash
2[ rash ]
noun
- an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- a multitude of instances of something occurring more or less during the same period of time:
a rash of robberies last month.
rash
1/ ræʃ /
adjective
- acting without due consideration or thought; impetuous
- characterized by or resulting from excessive haste or impetuosity
a rash word
rash
2/ ræʃ /
noun
- pathol any skin eruption
- a series of unpleasant and unexpected occurrences
a rash of forest fires
Derived Forms
- ˈrashness, noun
- ˈrashly, adverb
- ˈrashˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- rash·ly adverb
- rash·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of rash1
Origin of rash2
Word History and Origins
Origin of rash1
Origin of rash2
Example Sentences
And it is not clear that there have been a rash of lawsuits from outraged parents over aggressive Christmastime greetings.
The results of that rash decision, the most dire of which has been the rise of ISIS, are now plain for us to see.
His judgments are not rash or driven by insecurity, fear, and a longing for the past.
A rash of crimes against gay and trans* people point to a possible brewing class resentment in the “hip” parts of Brooklyn.
Most have been straightforward cases where the child came in with the characteristic rash.
Hence Napoleon was driven more and more to trust to the advice of the rash, unstable King of Naples.
Garnache need not plague himself with vexation that his rash temper alone had wrought his ruin now.
Should he hire a horse and kill the animal by rash driving, he would be liable for its value.
But glorious as his conduct was, his rash impetuosity more than once seriously compromised Napoleon's plans.
He was a mere boy, who, in a rash skirmish with some of our hussars, was wounded severely and taken prisoner.
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