Rashly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. Acting or speaking with haste and lack of careful thought or consideration
2. Demonstrating a behavior marked by impulsive choices made swiftly without adequate reflection or prudence
3. Performing actions quickly without thinking about the possible consequences

Etymology: "Rashly" is about as plain as English etymology gets: it is the adjective "rash" with the adverb-forming suffix "-ly" attached. "Rash" is the older word, and the suffix "-ly" comes from the Old English "-lic," a form that once meant "like" or "having the form of" and gradually became the regular way to turn an adjective into an adverb. The adjective "rash" has its own history. It had the sense of "quick" or "swift" before it came to mean hasty or ill-considered, so "rashly" describes acting in the manner of someone who moves before thinking. The word's core meaning has stayed close to that original idea of haste.

Synonyms: recklessly, hastily

Antonyms: cautiously