precipitancy
81MacLean, Colonel Allan — (1725 1784) Born in Scotland. Served in Holland, 1747. In 1757 served with Montgomery s Highlanders in America, and in 1761 major commandant of the 114th Royal Highlanders. In 1775 lieutenant colonel of the Royal Highland Emigrants. Served… …
82fury — n 1. anger, rage, passion, furor, frenzy; ire, wrath, choler, rancor, dudgeon, Inf. dander; virulence, spleen, gall, bile; acerbity, asperity, maliciousness, malignancy; enmity, hate, spite, malice. 2. violence, fierceness, ferocity, force, brute …
83improvidence — n 1. thoughtlessness, imprudence, unmindfulness, unthinkingness; inadvertence, unwariness, unwatchfulness, unvigilance; heedlessness, carelessness, incaution, disregardfulness, inattention, inat tentiveness, oversight; neglect, negligence,… …
84ἀπροπτωσίαν — ἀπροπτωσίᾱν , ἀπροπτωσία freedom from precipitancy fem acc sg (attic doric aeolic) …
85haste — [n] extreme speed, hurry alacrity, briskness, bustle, carelessness, celerity, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, flurry, foolhardiness, hastiness, heedlessness, hurly burly*, hurriedness, hustle, hustling, impatience,… …
86rush — [n1] hurry, speed blitz, charge, dash, dispatch, expedition, flood, flow, flux, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitation, race, scramble, stream, surge, swiftness, urgency; concepts 145,748,818 Ant. retardation,… …
87speed — [n] rate of motion, often a high rate acceleration, activity, agility, alacrity, breeze, briskness, celerity, clip, dispatch, eagerness, expedition, fleetness, gait, haste, headway, hurry, hustle, legerity, lick, liveliness, momentum, pace,… …
88temerity — [n] nerve, audacity assurance, boldness, brass*, carelessness, daring, effrontery, foolhardiness, forwardness, gall, hardihood, hastiness, heedlessness, impertinence, impetuosity, imprudence, impudence, impulsiveness, indiscretion, intrepidity,… …
89precipitation — [prē sip΄ə tā′shən, prisip΄ə tā′shən] n. [MFr précipitation < L praecipitatio] 1. a precipitating or being precipitated; specif., a headlong fall or rush 2. precipitancy; rash haste; impetuosity 3. a bringing on suddenly; acceleration 4. Chem …
90hastiness — noun 1. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) he soon regretted his haste • Syn: ↑haste, ↑hurry, ↑hurriedness, ↑precipitation • Derivationally related forms: ↑hurried ( …
