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precipitateness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English precipitate Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English precipitateness From precipitate + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state of being precipitate; hastiness.
    • At Khenchela, Ben Boulaid's men showed similar precipitateness. 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 90:

Synonyms

haste