单词 | over-hastiness |
释义 | over-hastinessn. Excessive hastiness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > haste > excessive haste over-hastea1425 over-hastiness1571 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lv. 23) The vyce of over-hastynesse cannot otherwyse bee corrected. a1600 T. Deloney Gentle Craft (1627) i. i. 5 Although your ouerhastinesse driue me into the greater doubtfulnesse, yet [etc.]. 1760 C. Lennox Lady's Museum No. 7. 558 He will perceive you to be actuated by your mood and over-hastiness, not by reason or friendship to him. 1844 A. P. Stanley Life & Corr. T. Arnold I. iii. 164 The defect of occasional over-hastiness. 1931 Econ. Jrnl. 41 162 The author agrees that large-scale agriculture is preferable, but believes that over-hastiness is likely to cause disastrous results. 2001 Daily Record (Nexis) 4 Jan. 12 Mars can be associated with injuries caused by over-hastiness . This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1571 |
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