PRECIPITANCY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

Synonyms:

abruptness; precipitance; precipitancy; precipitateness; precipitousness; suddenness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("precipitancy" is a kind of...):

haste; hastiness; hurriedness; hurry; precipitation (overly eager speed (and possible carelessness))

Derivation:

precipitant (done with very great haste and without due deliberation)

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