rash

Meaning

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

reckless

hasty

skin rash

skin disease

devil may care

bad behavior

moving ridge

pustules

skin eruption

be hasty

secondhand article

over hasty

erythra

be reckless

be imprudent

crude and impetuous

impetous

skin disorder

reck-less

unvigilant

be desperate

desperate,

fond of horse-play

be itchy

nettle rash

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹæʃ/

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”))