rash

Meaning

Adj

1. Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.
2. (Northern-England, archaic) Of corn or other grains: so dry as to fall out of the ear with handling.
3. (obsolete, rare) Requiring swift action; pressing; urgent.
4. (obsolete, rare) Taking effect quickly and strongly; fast-acting.

Adv

Synonym of rashly (“in a rash manner; hastily or without due consideration”).

Noun

1. An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare or obsolete), an illness characterized by a type of rash.
2. (figuratively) An irregular distribution or sprinkling of objects resembling a rash (sense 1).
3. (figuratively) An outbreak or surge in problems; a spate, string, or trend.

Noun

Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: a fabric with a smooth texture woven from silk, worsted, or a mixture of the two, intended as an inferior substitute for silk.

Noun

A soft crackling or rustling sound.

Verb

1. (Scotland, archaic, obsolete, transitive) To forcefully move or push (someone or something) in a certain direction.
2. (Scotland, archaic, obsolete, transitive) To break (something) forcefully; to smash.
3. (Scotland, archaic, obsolete, transitive) To emit or issue (something) hastily.
4. (Scotland, archaic, obsolete, rare, transitive) Usually followed by up: to prepare (something) with haste; to cobble together, to improvise.
5. (Scotland, archaic, intransitive, obsolete) To move forcefully, hastily, or suddenly; to dash, to rush.
6. (Scotland, archaic, intransitive, obsolete) To fall heavily; to dash down.
7. (Scotland, archaic, intransitive, obsolete) To collide or hit.

Verb

Chiefly followed by away, down, off, out, etc.: to pluck, pull, or rip (something) violently.

Verb

1. (Scotland, archaic, obsolete, transitive) To hack, slash, or slice (something).
2. (Scotland, archaic, obsolete, rare, transitive) Chiefly followed by out: to scrape or scratch (something); to obliterate.

Opposite of

prudent, unrash, shy, timid, cautious, careful

Synonyms

reckless

hasty

impetuous

eruption

careless

thoughtless

heedless

impulsive

imprudent

foolhardy

inconsiderate

skin rash

itch

eczema

precipitate

absurd

foolish

boil

roseola

efflorescence

pimples

adventurous

pimple

daring

dangerous

perilous

unsafe

desperate

treacherous

unreasonable

adventuresome

stupid

harmful

hives

excessive

heady

risky

rustling

bold

hazardous

headlong

precipitous

blizzard

naughty

hare-brained

mange

prickly heat

growth

goosebumps

audacious

Translations

sarpullido

démangeaison

Hautausschlag

Ausschlag

éruption

eruzione cutanea

avventato

sconsiderato

irritation

voreilig

irréfléchi

imprudente

eruzione

hâtif

esantema

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹæʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: rash

Inherited from Old English: *ræsċ

Inherited from Middle English: rashe

Cognate with Dutch: ras

Cognate with Middle Low German: rasch

Cognate with Danish: rask

Cognate with Old High German: reski

Cognate with Middle High German: rasch

Cognate with German: rasch

Cognate with Old Norse: rǫskr

Cognate with Icelandic: röskur

Cognate with Swedish: rask

Cognate with French: rash

Cognate with Italian: rasca

Cognate with Old Provençal: rasca

Cognate with German: Rasch

Cognate with Middle High German: arrasch

Cognate with Catalan: ras

Cognate with Middle French: ras

Cognate with French: ras

Cognate with Low German: Rasch

Cognate with Italian: raso

Cognate with Old Provençal: ras

Cognate with Occitan: ras

Cognate with Spanish: raso

Inherited from Middle English: rashen

Inherited from Old English: ræscan

Cognate with Dutch: rasschen

Cognate with Old Norse: raska

Cognate with Swedish: raska

Inherited from Middle English: aracen

Cognate with Anglo-Norman: racher

Cognate with French: arracher

In summary

The adjective is derived from Middle English rash, rasch (“hasty, headstrong, rash”) [and other forms], probably from Old English *ræsċ (“rash”) (found in derivatives such as ræsċan (“to move rapidly; to flicker; to flash; to glitter; to quiver”), ræsċettan (“to crackle, sparkle”), etc.), from Proto-West Germanic *rask, *raskī, *rasku, from Proto-Germanic *raskaz, *raskuz, *raþskaz, *raþskuz (“rash; rapid”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run, roll”). The Middle English word was probably influenced by the cognates listed below.
The adverb is derived from Middle English rashe (“quickly, rapidly”), from rash, rasch (adjective) (see above).
Cognates
* Dutch ras, rasch (“rash”)
* Middle Low German rasch (“rash”)
* Old Danish rask (“agile, nimble; fast; healthy, vigorous”) (modern Danish rask (“agile, nimble; fast; healthy, vigorous; hasty, rash”))
* Old High German reski (“impetuous, rash”) (Middle High German rasch, resch (“agile, nimble; fast; lively; healthy, vigorous”), modern German rasch, räsch, resch (“agile, nimble; fast; hasty, rash; healthy, vigorous; of food: crisp, crusty”))
* Old Norse rǫskr (“brave; healthy, vigorous”) (Icelandic röskur (“strong; healthy, vigorous”))
* Old Swedish rasker (“agile, nimble; brave; fast; vigorous”) (modern Swedish rask (“agile, nimble; fast; healthy, vigorous”))