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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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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

Join all the decanted liquors, and evaporate, as far as possible, without occasioning cristallization, and, when the liquor is cold, drop in muriatic acid till no more precipitate is formed.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine

In fact, I believe that I am not more precipitate or presumptuous than other people, but only more open.

From Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 by Trevelyan, George Otto, Sir

But the Countess's error led to a more precipitate disclosure.

From Peveril of the Peak by Scott, Walter, Sir

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 Behn, Aphra