PRECIPITANCY, PRECIPITATE, PRECIPITATELY, PRECIPITATENESS, PRECIPITATION
ADJECTIVES
► HAND-OVER-HEAD thoughtlessly extravagant; precipitate, rash, reckless; indiscriminate → a1693 obs.
► HASTIF ► HASTIVE precipitate, rash → 1297 obs.
► HEADLAND headlong, precipitate, giddy → 1863 Eng. dial.
► HEADLING precipitate → c1510 obs.
► HEDLIN headlong, precipitate, giddy → 1863 Eng. dial.
► PREPROPEROUS too hasty, precipitate → 1555 obs.
► RABBISH unruly, turbulent; inconsiderate, rash; rough or precipitate in action → 1387 obs.
► RAM-GAM headstrong, precipitate, devil-may-care, heedless, rash, unrestrained → 1929 Sc.
► RAM-RACE headstrong, precipitate, impetuous → 1900 Sc.
► RAM-STAM precipitate, headstrong, hasty, impetuous, reckless → 1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► SKIT precipitate, over-hasty → a1529 obs.
► UNHEEDY heedless, careless, rash, precipitate, sudden → 1579 obs.
ADVERBS
► BALD-HEADED precipitately; hurriedly, without caution → 1848 Amer. dial.
► HAND OVER HEAD precipitately, hastily, rashly, recklessly; indiscriminately → c1440 obs.
► HEADFOREMOST headlong, precipitate → 1871
► HEADILY headlong, precipitately, hastily, rashly; violently, impetuously → c1450
► HEADLAND headlong, precipitately → 1863 Eng. dial.
► HEADLANDS headlong, precipitately → 1892 Eng. dial.
► HEADLING without thought or regard; thoughtlessly, precipitately → 1421-2 obs.
► HEADLINGS without thought or regard; thoughtlessly, precipitately → c1380 obs.
► HEADLONGS headlong, precipitately → 1546 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► HEADLONGWISE in a headlong way, precipitately → 1600 obs.
► HEADLY in a heady manner; impetuously, precipitately; headily → 1388 obs.
► IMPROVISEDLY without forethought, imprudently, precipitately → c1568 obs.
► ON HEAD headlong, precipitately, hastily, rashly, inconsiderately → 1565-73 obs.
► RAMBOOZE suddenly, precipitately, headlong → 1898 Sc.
► RAM-STAM ► RAM-TAM in a headlong, precipitate manner; recklessly, rashly, rudely; in confusion → 1735 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► TAIL ON END headlong; precipitately → 1790 obs.
► UPON A HEAD headlong, precipitately, hastily, rashly, inconsiderately → 1579-80 obs.
► UPON HEAD headlong, precipitately, hastily, rashly, inconsiderately → 1555 obs.
NOUNS
► HEADLONGNESS headlong quality or speed; precipitateness, rashness → 1580
► RAM-STAM headstrong, impetuous action; furious rush, precipitateness → 1790 Sc.
► SUDDENNESS hastiness, precipitancy → 1580
► TIFT sudden flight; great haste, precipitation → 1841 Sc.
VERBS
► HEADLONG to cast headlong; to precipitate → c1586 obs.
► PLAY AT HAND OVER HEAD to act precipitately or rashly → 1589 obs.
► WALTZ OFF ON THE EAR to act precipitately on the basis of hearing a statement but not considering its implications → L19 US sl.