rash
adjective
[ raʃ ]
• acting or done without careful consideration of the possible consequences; impetuous.
• "it would be extremely rash to make such an assumption"
Similar:
reckless,
impetuous,
impulsive,
hasty,
overhasty,
foolhardy,
incautious,
precipitate,
precipitous,
premature,
careless,
heedless,
thoughtless,
imprudent,
foolish,
headstrong,
adventurous,
over-adventurous,
hot-headed,
daredevil,
devil-may-care,
overbold,
audacious,
indiscreet,
ill-considered,
unconsidered,
unthinking,
ill-advised,
injudicious,
ill-judged,
misguided,
spur-of-the-moment,
unthought-out,
hare-brained,
unwary,
unguarded,
wild,
madcap,
harum-scarum,
temerarious,
Origin:
late Middle English (also in Scots and northern English in the sense ‘nimble, eager’): of Germanic origin; related to German rasch .
rash
noun
• an area of redness and spots on a person's skin, appearing especially as a result of allergy or illness.
• "a red itchy rash appeared on her legs"
Similar:
spots,
skin eruption,
breakout,
hives,
heat rash,
nettle rash,
nappy rash,
erythema,
exanthema,
urticaria,
papules,
roseola,
purpura,
pompholyx,
efflorescence,
• a series of things of the same type, especially when unwelcome, happening within a short space of time.
• "a rash of strikes by health workers"
Similar:
series,
succession,
spate,
wave,
flood,
deluge,
torrent,
outbreak,
plague,
epidemic,
explosion,
run,
flurry,
boutade,
Origin:
early 18th century: probably related to Old French rasche ‘eruptive sores, scurf’; compare with Italian raschia ‘itch’.
