rashness
the state or quality of acting or tending to act hastily or without due consideration:It was an act of rashness and presumption.Enthusiasm is welcome but rashness and smugness are undesirable.
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As long as you can find what you need when you need it, and you aren’t breaking out with a chaos-induced rash, it’s all good.
As stay-at-home restrictions rise, here are ways to cope | Washington Post Staff, Elizabeth Chang, Mari-Jane Williams, Becky Krystal, Kendra Nichols, Caitlin Moore, Stephanie Merry, Missy Rosenberg, Katherine Lee | December 2, 2020 | Washington PostThe irritating hairs and the vasodilating oil can cause an itchy rash on tender skin, so skip this as a substitute for Charmin.
13 edible plants you can still find in the winter | By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life | December 1, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIt’s even possible that the league expands this season’s playoffs beyond 14 teams if the coronavirus pandemic causes a rash of regular season games to be canceled, but for now, we’ll go with that number.
How the NFL playoff picture is shaping up in Week 12 | Des Bieler | November 30, 2020 | Washington PostThis is not a normal year, and a rash of postponements and cancellations are already piling up thanks to the already ubiquitous “14-day pause” stemming from positive coronavirus tests.
A preseason March Madness bracket for a most unusual college basketball season | Patrick Stevens | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostIt’s even possible that the league expands this season’s playoffs beyond 14 teams if the coronavirus pandemic causes a rash of regular season games to be canceled, but for now we’ll go with that number.
How the NFL playoff picture is shaping up in Week 11 | Des Bieler | November 23, 2020 | Washington Post
If the journey is now distasteful to her, she has but her own rashness to blame in having sought it herself.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThey surround their plunderers, attack them without fear, and frequently make their lives pay the forfeit of their rashness.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonMrs. Owen liked Marian's straightforward ways even when they approached rashness.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonHe had known poor Sayers—a most distinguished soldier, but brave to rashness.
Mary Gray | Katharine TynanIn this manner he sought to infuriate Frank and lead him to some act of rashness.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit | Burt L. Standish
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