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unpremeditated

British  
/ ˌʌnprɪˈmɛdɪˌteɪtɪd /

adjective

  1. not planned beforehand; spontaneous

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“It was a clumsy attempt that seemed unpremeditated and it didn’t make sense.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2024

After deliberating for about 30 hours over six days, jurors found McClam not guilty of first-degree, or premeditated, murder but said they could not reach a verdict on a charge of second-degree, or unpremeditated, murder.

From Washington Post Jan. 12, 2022

Mr Trump signed a full pardon of Mr Behenna, who has served five years for unpremeditated murder in a combat zone.

From BBC May 7, 2019

It worked, but it seems to have been completely unpremeditated.

From The New Yorker Nov. 16, 2015

“I want to see your uncle first. Kit — ” His words came in an unpremeditated rush.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

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