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

Stella had been conclusively proved to be a vessel of abominable things; Matilda, owing to his foolish precipitancy in surrendering his right of pre-emption, had been annexed by Mr Winterton.

From By Veldt and Kopje by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)

He found him as he expected, seated before his desk, and with his wonted precipitancy dashed at once into his subject.

From Cynthia Wakeham's Money by Green, Anna Katharine

"I idolize--all three," he exclaimed with comic precipitancy.

From Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

That idea made precipitancy positively imperative; and by the next morning each of the young men had fully made up his mind to take the first opportunity of asking Isabella Walters to be his wife.

From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Allen, Grant