It's the Word of the Day podcast for March 14th.

Today's word is rash, spelled RASH. RASH is an adjective. It describes something done or made quickly and without thought about what will happen

as a result. It can also describe someone who is doing something rash. Here's the word used in a

sentence from the Hollywood reporter. The climactic scenes toy with the blurred lines between

hallucination and reality. But the logic falls apart. Threads like Hannah's

rash decision to undertake a dangerous surgical fix virtually evaporate without much payoff. Is it possible

that the origins of the noun rash, referring to a group of red spots on the skin that is

caused by an illness or a reaction to something, and the adjective rash, referring to a group of red spots on the skin that is caused by an illness or a reaction

to something, and the adjective rash, meaning overly hasty, are the same? Not so fast. Like many homonyms,

two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning, the two rashes have

distinct sources. The noun rash, which first appeared in meaning, the two rashes have distinct sources.

The noun rash, which first appeared in English in the late 17th century,

probably comes ultimately from the Latin verb radere, meaning to scrape, scratch, or shave.

The adjective rash appears to be about two centuries older and comes from a middle

English word, rash, RASC, meaning active, quick, or eager. With your word of the day, I'm Peter

Sokolowski.

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