rashly+hasty
21headlong — 1. adverb 1) he fell headlong into the tent Syn: head first, on one s head Ant: feet first 2) she rushed headlong to join the craze Syn: without thinking, without forethought, precipitously, impetuously …
22harum-scarum — adj 1. rash, precipitate, hasty; reckless, careless, heedless, thoughtless, pell mell, helter skelter, head over heels; brash, incautious, injudicious, ill advised, indiscreet, unwary, foolish; abrupt, sudden, unexpected, premature. 2.… …
23headlong — adv 1. headforemost, headfirst, head on, diving, in a dive, plunging, in a nose dive. 2. quickly, speedily, hurriedly; promptly, instantly, straightway, Sl. pronto, in a wink, in a jiffy, in a trice, in an instant, double quick, Inf. like greased …
24hurry-scurry — n 1. haste, rush, precipitation; confusion, disorder; agitation, perturbation, disquietude, fidgetiness, dither, jitters, Inf. stew, Inf. sweat, Inf. cold sweat; flurry, flutter, fuss, furor, ruffle, turmoil, commotion; stir, whirl, pother, Dial …
25headlong — head•long [[t]ˈhɛdˌlɔŋ, ˌlɒŋ[/t]] adv. 1) with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water[/ex] 2) without delay; hastily 3) without deliberation; rashly 4) undertaken quickly and suddenly; made precipitately; hasty: a… …
26rash — rash1 [rash] adj. [ME rasch, prob. < OE * ræsc, akin to ON röskr, Ger rasch] 1. too hasty or incautious in acting or speaking; reckless 2. characterized by too great haste or recklessness [a rash act] 3. Obs. bringing quick results rashly adv …
27rash — 1. adj. reckless, impetuous, hasty; acting or done without due consideration. Derivatives: rashly adv. rashness n. Etymology: ME, prob. f. OE raeligsc (unrecorded) f. Gmc 2. n. 1 an eruption of the skin in spots or patches. 2 (usu. foll. by of) a …
28har|um-scar|um — «HAIR uhm SKAIR uhm», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. too hasty; reckless; rash: »A dissolute, harum scarum fellow…always in debt (Edward G. Bulwer Lytton). –adv. recklessly; rashly; heedlessly; wildly: »He rushed harum scarum down the main street …
29hast|i|ly — «HAYS tuh lee», adverb. 1. in a hasty manner; quickly. 2. rashly; precipitately: »She had married hastily, and as hastily grown weary of her choice (James A. Froude). 3. in a quick tempered way: »He said he was sorry for speaking so hastily …
30im|pet´u|ous|ness — im|pet|u|ous «ihm PEHCH u uhs», adjective. 1. acting hastily, rashly, or with sudden feeling; hasty: »Boys are more impetuous than men. SYNONYM(S): ardent. 2. moving with great force or speed: »The dam broke and an impetuous torrent of water… …
