rashness

[rash-nis]

noun

1. the state or quality of acting or tending to act hastily or without due consideration.

   It was an act of rashness and presumption.

   Enthusiasm is welcome but rashness and smugness are undesirable.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rashness¹

rash ¹ ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

Example Sentences

A manager, that for all the rashness and wrath of the past, some team-mates say is answering his calling.

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Xhaka has typically played as a holding midfielder in his six turbulent years at Arsenal, during which time his defensive indiscipline and occasional rashness in his tackling often has been exposed.

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A case was registered against Sharma by the New Delhi police for "rashness and negligent driving" said Reuters TV partner ANI.

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With her rashness and clumsiness — and yes, with those sweats — Kate Bishop, the queen of leaving too many awkward voicemails, may not be the superhero we need.

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Cuomo denied harassing any of the women, saying that his behavior, while sometimes “too familiar,” had been used against him in a political environment where “rashness has replaced reasonableness.”

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