Rash definition
An example of rash used as an adjective is a rash decision, a decision made without any consideration of the consequences.
A rash of burglaries.
An example of rash is an allergic reaction to poison oak.
An example of rash is a large number of complaints received from neighbors very quickly after a loud party started.
A rash act.
A rash of complaints.
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Origin of rash
- Possibly from obsolete French rache a sore from Old French rasche scurf from raschier to scrape, scratch from Vulgar Latin rāsicāre from Latin rāsus past participle of rādere rēd- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English rasch active, unrestrained perhaps from Old English -raesc (in līgræsc lightning) or from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German rasch fast
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition