rash

²rash

adj

Definition of RASH

1

: marked by or proceeding from undue haste or lack of deliberation or caution <a rash promise>

2

obsolete : quickly effective

— rash·ly adverb

— rash·ness noun

Examples of RASH

1. Their rash actions resulted in a serious accident that could have killed someone.
2. Don't be rash about this decision. Take your time.
3. It was rash of you to make that promise.

First Known Use of RASH

1509

Related to RASH

Synonyms: cursory, drive-by, flying, gadarene, headlong, helter-skelter, hurried, overhasty, pell-mell, precipitate, precipitous, hasty, rushed

Antonyms: deliberate, unhurried, unrushed

Related Words: breakneck, breathtaking; headstrong, heady, hotheaded, impatient, impetuous, impulsive, madcap, reckless, unadvised; quick, rapid, speedy, swift; horseback, impromptu, makeshift, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, rush, slapdash, snap, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment; abrupt, sudden

Near Antonyms: calculated, calculating, measured; circumspect, foresighted, forethoughtful; drawn-out, extended, long-term, prolonged; faltering, hesitant, hesitating, tentative; dallying, dawdling, laggard, leisurely, poky (or pokey), shilly-shallying, slow

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