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rash1

Pronunciation: /raʃ/
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Definition of rash

adjective

  • acting or done without careful consideration of the possible consequences; impetuous:it would be extremely rash to make such an assumption a rash decision

Derivatives

rashly

adverb

rashness

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (also in Scots and northern English in the sense 'nimble, eager'): of Germanic origin; related to German rasch

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