overhasty

[ oh-ver-hey-stee ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˈheɪ sti /

excessively hasty; rash: overhasty judgment.

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late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at over-, hasty

o·ver·hast·i·ly, adverbo·ver·hast·i·ness, noun

“It may have been overhasty, in hindsight,” the official says.
Robert Gates' Fears About Libya|John Barry|March 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
How aptly has Matthew Arnold said, “O man, how true are thine instincts, how overhasty thine interpretation of them!”
The Brothers' War|John Calvin Reed
Thus they would cut off their goodly promise of overhasty thirst for glory.
The Danish History, Books I-IX|Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned")
Our first emotions are not under our own power; we are often overhasty before we are able to reflect.
Memoirs of Leonora Christina|Leonora Christina Ulfeldt

He declared, that, if he should be overhasty, he would most assuredly ruin every thing.
Within an Inch of His Life|Emile Gaboriau
Do not close your eyes; and if you see that you have been overhasty, redeem the error before it be too late.
A Noble Name|Claire Von Glmer