Definition of "brash" []

• Hasty and unthinking; impetuous. (adjective)
• Rash. (adjective)
• Lacking in sensitivity or tact. (adjective)
• Presumptuously forward; impudent. See Synonyms at shameless. (adjective)
• Brittle: brash timbers. (adjective)

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• "In Congress, he was best known as a brash defender of liberal Democratic policies during combative floor speeches and appearances on cable television."
• "But Fiorina, whose snarky comment recalls her brash HP days, is guilty of the standard Republican hypocrisy."
• "Fiorina, whose snarky comment recalls her brash HP days, is guilty of the standard Republican hypocrisy."