Adjective : overhasty judgment. From Dictionary.com.
It said Foreign Affairs clearly did not understand the consequences of South Africa's "overhasty" action in severing diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Still, maybe she'd been overhasty in rejecting Randolph. From Wordnik.com. [The English Witch]
The company warns funds not to be overhasty in bringing about changes. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Nor is King unique as a counterexample to your overhasty generalization. From Wordnik.com. [Is "Magic Negro" CD Helping Saltsman In RNC Race?] Reference
Thus they would cut off their goodly promise of overhasty thirst for glory. From Wordnik.com. [The Danish History, Books I-IX] Reference
If the DRC is a story of overhasty exit, then Niger is a case study in delayed engagement. From Wordnik.com. [Too little, too late for Niger] Reference
Our political system must, indeed, be made must be placed in the way of overhasty and ill-considered lawmaking. From Wordnik.com. [Problems of Conduct] Reference
FF foreign affairs spokesman Dr Pieter Mulder said the decision by President Nelson Mandela was "clumsy and overhasty". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Such an example will be more efficacious than overhasty or superficial intervention, however well intentioned it might be. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index] Reference
Thus the innocent Count, by his overhasty and sodaine flight, made himselfe guilty of this foule imputation: and arriving at. From Wordnik.com. [The Decameron] Reference
Bitterly he regretted his overhasty intrusion on this, the most exclusive club in the city; to which wealth alone was the passport. From Wordnik.com. [Ultima Thule] Reference
And hundreds of thousands again took to the streets last weekend to protest against what many Britons still see as George Bush's overhasty war. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 25, 2003] Reference
Careful consideration of the options to improve tenure systems was necessary and overhasty action could create insecurity and conflict and have high costs. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Although the party supported a number of principles contained in Curriculum 2005, Marais said it had from the outset warned against its overhasty implementation. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Noting that the challenges Nepad faced were numerous, he nonetheless cautioned against an overhasty approach to ridding the continent of the bane of underdevelopment. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Speaking during the Home Affairs Budget Vote, he said the overhasty introduction of voters rolls would lead to the effective disenfranchisement of millions of voters. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Any overhasty operation might lead to the loss or partial destruction of one or more of the heavy tanks, which were always in short supply and therefore especially valuable. From Wordnik.com. [Panzer Aces]
Had he been overhasty in ridding himself of the beads?. From Wordnik.com. [The Pagan Madonna] Reference
Cleopatra's humors than any of us all, but do not be overhasty. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works] Reference
There seems to be some hitch in Legge's embassy; I believe we were overhasty. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1] Reference
The result of the overhasty jump has plotted the ship on a direct collision course with a star. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Give me somebody that speaks their mind, and perhaps has to apologize afterwards for being overhasty. From Wordnik.com. [When Last I Died]
He did, indeed, blame the Egyptian's overhasty action; but he gave no orders for following up the galley. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works] Reference
The question was frequently answered in a spirit antagonistic to Wagner; but many of the answers were overhasty and short-sighted. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music] Reference
I just found the particular comment outlandish & overhasty. & by the way, those films I mentioned? trust me! you don't want to see them. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Considering turning off comments entirely, that is, seems I was overhasty in posting my comment. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Comment Quality:] Reference
If an attempt is made to stop us you might be overhasty with it after what you’ve just gone through.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Mountain]
L'Etoile was again overhasty. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of Marie Roget] Reference
I had rather not draw an overhasty conclusion. From Wordnik.com. ['Blindspot'] Reference
An overhasty brand strategy may kill a company. From Wordnik.com. [The Emerging Markets Century] Reference
"You are overhasty, Mehtab Singh,". From Wordnik.com. [Poems: New and Old] Reference
You needn't be overhasty; assuredly not!. From Wordnik.com. [The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume II] Reference
'often overhasty, often frivolous. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller] Reference
"We must not be overhasty. From Wordnik.com. [The Boat of a Million Years]
"You are overhasty, Mehtab Singh. From Wordnik.com. [Collected Poems 1897 - 1907, by Henry Newbolt] Reference
I must have been overhasty today. ". From Wordnik.com. [A Spell For Chameleon]
“You may in your youth be overhasty. From Wordnik.com. [Hokas Pokas]
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