BRASH

I. adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1566 brittle , 2. heedless of the consequences ; audacious , done in haste without regard for consequences ; rash , 3. full of fresh raw vitality , uninhibitedly energetic or demonstrative ; bumptious , 4. lacking restraint and discernment ; tactless , aggressively self-assertive ; impudent , piercingly sharp ; harsh , marked by vivid contrast ; bold , ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Etymology: obsolete English ~ to breach a wall Date: 1787 a mass of fragments (as of ice)