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improvident
English
Etymology
From the Latin improvidens, equivalent to in- +? provident.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?p??v?d?nt/
Adjective
improvident (comparative more improvident, superlative most improvident)
- failing to provide for the future; reckless
- 1909, Beatrix Potter, The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies:
- When Benjamin Bunny grew up, he married his Cousin Flopsy. They had a large family, and they were very improvident and cheerful.
- 1909, Beatrix Potter, The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies:
- incautious; prone to rashness
Synonyms
- (not provident): myopic, short, wasteful, imprudent, thriftless
- See also Thesaurus:spendthrift
Antonyms
- provident
- See also Thesaurus:miser
Derived terms
- improvidence
- improvidently
Translations
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rash
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æ?/
- Rhymes: -æ?
Etymology 1
From Middle English rash, rasch (“hasty, headstrong”), from Old English *ræsc ("rash"; found in derivatives: ræscan (“to move rapidly, flicker, flash, quiver, glitter”), ræscettan (“to crackle, sparkle”), etc.), from Proto-Germanic *raskaz, *raskuz, *raþskaz, *raþskuz (“rash, rapid”), from Proto-Indo-European *ret- (“to run, roll”). Cognate with Dutch rasch, ras (“rash, snell”), Middle Low German rasch (“rash”), German rasch (“rash, swift”), Swedish rask (“brisk, quick, rash”), Icelandic röskur (“strong, vigorous”).
Adjective
rash (comparative rasher, superlative rashest)
- Acting too quickly without considering the risks and consequences; not careful; hasty.
- So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn.
- (obsolete) Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent.
- (obsolete) Fast-acting.
Synonyms
- brash
- heady
- hotheaded
- impulsive
- inconsiderate
- precipitate
Derived terms
- rashness
Translations
See also
- prudent
- reckless
Etymology 2
Likely from Old French rasche (“rash, scurf”), from Vulgar Latin root *r?sic?re (“to scrape”), from Latin r?sus (“scraped, scratched”), from Latin r?d? (“I scratch, scrape”). More at raze/rase.
Noun
rash (plural rashes)
- (medicine) An area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin.
- A surge in problems; a spate, string or trend.
Synonyms
- (a surge in problems): epidemic
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
rash (third-person singular simple present rashes, present participle rashing, simple past and past participle rashed)
- (obsolete) To prepare with haste.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Foxe to this entry?)
Etymology 3
Compare French ras (“short-nap cloth”), Italian and Spanish raso, satin, or Italian rascia (“serge”), German Rasch, probably from Arras in France.
Noun
rash (uncountable)
- An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted.
Etymology 4
For arace
Verb
rash (third-person singular simple present rashes, present participle rashing, simple past and past participle rashed)
- (obsolete) To pull off or pluck violently.
- (obsolete) To slash; to hack; to slice.
Further reading
- rash in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- rash in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “rash”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
Anagrams
- AHRS, SHRA, Sahr, hars, rahs
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