overhasty
[oh-ver-hey-stee]
- excessively hasty; rash: overhasty judgment.
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Origin of overhasty
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Related Words for overhasty
foolhardy, ill-considered, thoughtless, irresponsible, careless, unwise, ill-advised, foolish, reckless, hasty, untimely, impetuous, indiscreet, bold, daring, audacious, immature, imprudent, irrational, prematureExamples from the Web for overhasty
Contemporary Examples of overhasty
“It may have been overhasty, in hindsight,” the official says.
Historical Examples of overhasty
So he drew back and waited awhile, thinking he had been overhasty.
Children of the DawnElsie Finnimore Buckley
"You are overhasty, and forget yourself, Pedro," he said at length.
Under the Star-Spangled BannerF. S. Brereton
I have come to the conclusion, young ladies, that I was overhasty in my judgment.
Dandelion CottageCarroll Watson Rankin
He declared, that, if he should be overhasty, he would most assuredly ruin every thing.
Within an Inch of His LifeEmile Gaboriau
The thane was overhasty certainly, but one does not think with pain gnawing at one.
Havelok The DaneCharles Whistler