Precipitate (Adjective)
Meaning
Done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- They rushed into a precipitate decision to move abroad without considering the long-term consequences.
- The company's precipitate actions led to significant financial losses that year.
- Her precipitate response to the criticism sparked even more controversy.
- He wondered if he had been too precipitate in quitting his job without having another lined up.
- Their precipitate entry into the market resulted in them struggling to establish a strong foothold.