hastiness

Definitions of hastiness
  1. noun
    overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
    synonyms: haste, hurriedness, hurry, precipitation
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    types:
    abruptness, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitousness, suddenness
    the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
    type of:
    fastness, speed, swiftness
    a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
  2. noun
    hasty impulsiveness
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    type of:
    impulsiveness
    the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
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