rash

Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.

rash words spoken in the heat of debate

[…] Eusebius doth report that Ireneus dyd reprooue Victor byshop of Rome for his rash sentēce in excōmunicating the Churches of Grece, concerning the obseruation of the feast of Easter.

Of corn or other grains: so dry as to fall out of the ear with handling.

Requiring swift action; pressing; urgent.

My Lord, I ſcarce haue leiſure to ſalute you, / My matter is ſo raſh: […]

Taking effect quickly and strongly; fast-acting.

[T]he vnited veſſel of their bloud, / […] / Shall neuer leake, though it doe vvorke as ſtrong, / As Aconitum, or raſh gunpovvder.

Sir (my Lord) / I could doe this, and that vvith no raſh Potion, / But with a lingring Dram, that ſhould not vvorke / Maliciouſly, like Poyſon.

Synonym of rashly (“in a rash manner; hastily or without due consideration”).

Soft Gooddie Sheepe (then ſaid the Foxe) not ſoe: / Vnto the King ſo raſh ye may not goe, / He is vvith greater matter buſied, / Than a Lambe, or the Lambes ovvne mothers hed.

VVhy do you ſpeake ſo ſtartingly and raſh?

An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare or obsolete), an illness characterized by a type of rash.

He came out in a rash because of an allergy.

She applied rash cream on herself to reduce the irritation.

An irregular distribution or sprinkling of objects resembling a rash (sense 1).

An outbreak or surge in problems; a spate, string, or trend.

There has been a rash of vandalism lately.

Wet through and through: with her feet squelching and squashing in her shoes whenever she moved; with a rash of rain upon her classical visage; […]