- rash⇄adj. 1. too hasty and careless; reckless; taking too much risk.
Ex. It is rash to cross the street without looking both ways.
(SYN) impetuous.
2. characterized by undue haste.
Ex. a rash promise, a rash remark.
3. (Obsole - rash⇄adv. (Obsolete.) in a rash manner; rashly.
Ex. Why do you speak so startlingly and rash? (Shakespeare). - rash⇄adv. rashly.
- rash⇄noun rashness.
- rash⇄rash (1), adjective, adverb.
- rash⇄rash (2), noun.
1. the act or fact of breaking out with many small red spots on the skin. Scarlet fever causes a rash.
2. (Informal, Figurative.) an outbreak.
Ex. a rash of investigations, a rash of letters. A few years ago the popular - rash⇄rash (3), noun.
(Scottish.) rush (the plant).