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Definition of Brashly
1. Adverb. In a brash cheeky manner. "Brashly, she asked for a rebate"
Definition of Brashly
1. Adverb. In a brash manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brashly
1. brash [adv] - See also: brash
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brashly
Literary usage of Brashly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Imaginary Interviews by William Dean Howells (1910)
"... that friend whom the veteran reader will recall as having so brashly offered
his impressions of the national complexion and temperament looked in again ..."
2. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"... If venturing to make remarks On topics of the day. By ELLA A. FANNING.
My friends excite my wonder, awe, As glibly they converse, And brashly mention ..."
3. A Republic, If You Can Keep It: The Foundation of the American Presidency by Michael P. Riccards (1987)
"But the governor's instructions frequently carried little weight with the brashly
assertive local leaders. ..."
4. Spain and the American Civil War: Relations at Mid-century, 1855-1868 by James W. Cortada (1980)
"Calderón Collantes also felt concerned about the possibility of Seward's acting
brashly. But as the years passed, Seward's diplo- 12 Conté, Recuerdos de un ..."
5. The Personality of American Cities by Edward Hungerford (1913)
"you brashly venture. You had not fancied this production so successful. He does
not even assume to hear your comment. You decide that you will see this ..."
6. A Time to Heal: The Diffusion of Listerism in Victorian Britain by Jerry L. Gaw (1999)
"... especially after the Englishman brashly offered to come to Paris and demonstrate
his findings ..."
7. The Theatre, the Drama, the Girls by George Jean Nathan (1921)
"... still bears marks of the uncommon Akins mind. This mind is disillusioned,
genteel, droll. Now and again, true enough, it plays somewhat brashly with the ..."
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