more precipitate

ADJECTIVE

fast, sudden; impulsive; initial

Synonyms

WEAK

abrupt breakneck brief frantic gone off half-cocked harum-scarum hasty headlong heedless hurried ill-advised impatient impetuous indiscreet jump the gun madcap off the hip off the top of head plunging precipitant quick rapid rash reckless refractory rushing subitaneous swift unanticipated uncontrolled unexpected unforeseen violent willful without warning

Antonyms

WEAK

careful cautious slow

Example Sentences

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more precipitate

Unless his British friends should insist on action more precipitate, Generalissimo Gamelin appeared content to reply to the Stefani report: "After you, Adolf."

From Time Magazine Archive

As a matter of fact, owing to the exigencies of dramatic action, we were compelled to make the affair much more precipitate than in the book.

From Seeing Things at Night by Heywood Broun

You are more precipitate than I have been.

From His Sombre Rivals by Edward Payson Roe

They looked at Nicodemus furiously, and could not reply, but continued to question the witnesses in a still more precipitate and imprudent manner.

From The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Anna Catherine Emmerich

Oh! thou hadst raised me to the height of heaven, to make my fall to hell the more precipitate.

From Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister by Aphra Behn