precipitancy

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English papers opined that French "precipitancy" had blighted the Danubian Union's chances of success. at the outset, but that British "deliberate action" might yet reconcile everyone.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her enemies, however, were determined, whatever she did, to discover some cause of complaint;—if she urged it on, they would accuse her of precipitancy; if she postponed it, they would charge her with indifference.

From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) by Bell, Henry Glassford

Then I confess I looked round, a little alarmed at my precipitancy.

From The King's Stratagem and Other Stories by Weyman, Stanley John

A pretty thing it would be if upon his landing Hoche found the ground already cut from beneath his feet by the precipitancy of his Irish allies!

From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis

I who have done it myself, without his generous precipitancy of temper to palliate such want of reflection!—'

From The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny