rash
/ɹæʃ/
adjective
- 1
Acting too quickly without considering the risks and consequences; not careful; hasty.
“rash words spoken in the heat of debate”
- 2
So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn.
- 3
Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent.
- 4
Fast-acting.
noun
- 1
An area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin.
- 2
A surge in problems; a spate, string or trend.
“There has been a rash of vandalism lately.”
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To prepare with haste.
noun
- 1
An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted.
verb
- 1
To pull off or pluck violently.
- 2
To slash; to hack; to slice.
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