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rashness

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rash 1  (rsh)
adj. rash·er, rash·est
1. Characterized by or resulting from ill-considered haste or boldness. See Synonyms at reckless.
2. Archaic Quick in producing a strong or marked effect.
[Middle English rasch, active, unrestrained, perhaps from Old English -raesc (in lgræsc, lightning) or from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German rasch, fast.]
rashly adv.
rashness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rashness - the trait of acting rashly and without prudence
heedlessness, mindlessness
imprudence - a lack of caution in practical affairs
lightheadedness - a frivolous lack of prudence
2.rashnessrashness - the trait of giving little thought to danger
foolhardiness, recklessness
unthoughtfulness, thoughtlessness - the trait of not thinking carefully before acting
adventurism - recklessness in politics or foreign affairs
brashness - the trait of being rash and hasty
desperation - desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation"
Translations

rashness [ˈræʃnɪs] n → imprudencia, precipitación f


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This expectation was too sanguine: they found them encamped in a place naturally almost inaccessible, and so well fortified, that it would be no less than extreme rashness to attack them.
A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context
At the end of it I sat, temper- ing nuts with a cigarette, regretting Ogilvy's rashness, and denouncing the shortsighted timidity of the Martians.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
Many workmen, it is true, paid with their lives for the rashness inherent in these dangerous labors; but these mishaps are impossible to be avoided, and they are classed among the details with which the Americans trouble themselves but little.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
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