Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being overhasty; too much haste; precipitation.
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Examples
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"It was my job to ensure we weren't accused of overhastiness [over GMgrains]."
The Fear Of Food 2007
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Mulder said there was no reason for the overhastiness of the decision and said the only conclusion that could be drawn was that the "communist faction" in the ANC had gained control over important decision-making.
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It is a masterly trait in the _Prince of Homburg_ that the suspicion that the Elector has had the Prince condemned to death, not so much on account of the act of overhastiness committed on the battlefield as for another reason, does not arise spontaneously in the Prince's soul, but is first awakened by Hohenzollern's questioning.
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