brasher

The guy on stage is lot brasher, more arrogant, more confident than me.

Ricky Gervais on Hosting the Globes: "I Do It My Way" 2012

Then, like a good cop, he protected her from their brasher instincts—erasing their queries from her galleys before forwarding the proofs to her, for example.

Staving Off Oblivion Abigail Deutsch 2011

And her progress towards becoming a published writer was tentative, lengthy and edged with self-doubt, suggesting a reticence at odds with the brasher face of contemporary literature.

Tessa Hadley: A life in writing 2011

Are they wearing something slightly ridiculous, seem brasher than most and feel entitled to reach out and touch?

The Art of Attraction: James Norton wants to take guys on an epic journey of personal growth and picking up chicks Ellen McCarthy 2011

These sweet, lo-fi sitcoms gave way to a brasher but no less popular "Roseanne."

Down and Out in Brooklyn Amy Chozick 2011

"And it's getting bigger all the time," adds Turk, 43, a noticeably less serene individual, who, with his shaved head and intense light blue-eyed stare, is brasher and more forthright.

Gavin Turk's fairytale project 2011

During the boom years, Apostle Garay, as he is known in church, was brasher than he is now.

Did Christianity Cause the Crash? 2009

When the veteran period-instrument ensemble the English Concert dug into Vivaldi's "La Follia" Trio Sonata at its Library of Congress program Thursday, this customarily elegant group seemed to be channeling the brasher, more risk-taking approach of many Italian period-instrument bands, with boisterous attacks, daringly elastic phrasing, extravagant ornamentation and even some drumming on the double-bass.

English Concert at Library of Congress Anne Midgette 2010

During the boom years, Apostle Garay, as he is known in church, was brasher than he is now.

Did Christianity Cause the Crash? 2009

The brasher Jets have gained traction in town, and the preseason's rash of injuries and last week's disheartening loss to the Redskins were threatening to render the Giants nearly irrelevant.

Giants Roll Against Rams in Monday Spotlight Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011