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adjectiveexcessively hasty; rash: overhasty judgment. Origin of overhastylate Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at over-, hasty OTHER WORDS FROM overhastyo·ver·hast·i·ly, adverbo·ver·hast·i·ness, nounWords nearby overhastyovergrow, overgrowth, overhand, overhand knot, overhang, overhasty, overhaul, overhead, overhead camshaft, overhead door, overhead projector Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overhasty“It may have been overhasty, in hindsight,” the official says. Robert Gates' Fears About Libya|John Barry|March 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST How aptly has Matthew Arnold said, “O man, how true are thine instincts, how overhasty thine interpretation of them!” The Brothers' War|John Calvin Reed Thus they would cut off their goodly promise of overhasty thirst for glory. The Danish History, Books I-IX|Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned") Our first emotions are not under our own power; we are often overhasty before we are able to reflect. Memoirs of Leonora Christina|Leonora Christina Ulfeldt
He declared, that, if he should be overhasty, he would most assuredly ruin every thing. Within an Inch of His Life|Emile Gaboriau Do not close your eyes; and if you see that you have been overhasty, redeem the error before it be too late. A Noble Name|Claire Von Glmer
Words related to overhastyfoolhardy, ill-considered, thoughtless, irresponsible, careless, unwise, ill-advised, foolish, reckless, hasty, untimely, impetuous, indiscreet, bold, daring, audacious, immature, imprudent, irrational, premature |