precipitatelyadverb
uk/prɪˈsɪp.ɪ.tət.li/us/priːˈsɪp.ə.t̬ɪt.li/formalin a way that is too sudden and done without thinking:
Scientists are annoyed that the research programme has been abandoned so precipitately.
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Doing things without fear or proper thought
- bravado
- daredevil
- desperado
- devil-may-care
- foolhardy
- impetuous
- impulsive
- impulsiveness
- lemming
- like lemmings idiom
- precipitation
- rash
- second thought
- snap
- thought
- throw
- throw caution to the wind/winds idiom
- tomorrow
- trigger-happy
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Hurrying and doing things quickly