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
The disorder of his apparel and the perspiration that covered his brow bespoke the precipitancy of his return.
From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Eug?ne Sue
Sometimes a storm arises, when the precipitancy with which the sleepers gather up their pallets and seek a shelter is the more amusing if witnessed near day-break.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Adams Drake
The two proud champions fled with the utmost precipitancy and in the most rapid manner to each other.
From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by
Think of the awkward position in which your precipitancy has placed me—has placed both of us!”
From Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir by Charles Garvice
This is one of the many examples of the share of Diderot's energetic and stimulating intelligence, in directing and nourishing the movement of the time, its errors and precipitancies included.
From Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) by John Morley
