Rash definition
Too hasty or incautious in acting or speaking; reckless.
adjective
Resulting from or acting with ill-considered haste or boldness.
adjective
A visible lesion or group of lesions on the skin, caused by any of numerous factors including infectious agents, drugs, and allergies.
noun
The definition of rash is something done or said too fast.
An example of rash used as an adjective is a rash decision, a decision made without any consideration of the consequences.
adjective
A visible lesion or group of lesions on the skin, caused by any of numerous factors including infectious agents, drugs, and allergies.
noun
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An outbreak of many instances within a brief period.
A rash of burglaries.
noun
Rash is defined as a sudden outbreak of something.
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.
noun
Characterized by too great haste or recklessness.
A rash act.
adjective
(obs.) Bringing quick results.
adjective
An eruption of spots on the skin, usually temporary.
noun
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A sudden appearance of a large or excessive number of instances.
A rash of complaints.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
rash
Plural:
rashesAdjective
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