rashly / hastily
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rashly
Acting or judging too quickly and without sufficient thought. Describes an action that is hasty and possibly unwise.
Er hat seine Entscheidung vorschnell getroffen und bereut sie jetzt.
He made his decision rashly and now regrets it.
The word is a compound of 'vor-' and 'schnell' (fast). The prefix 'vor-' here means 'too early' or 'hasty'. So 'vorschnell' (rashly / hasty) means more than just fast; it has the negative meaning of 'unthinkingly quick'.
Man sollte keine vorschnellen Schlüsse ziehen.
You shouldn't jump to rash conclusions.
'Vorschnell' (rashly) is often combined with verbs of judging and acting. Typical phrases are 'vorschnell urteilen' (to judge rashly), 'vorschnell handeln' (to act rashly), or 'vorschnell zustimmen' (to agree rashly).
Ich habe ihm vorschnell vertraut und wurde enttäuscht.
I trusted him rashly and was disappointed.
Although it is often used as an adverb, 'vorschnell' (hasty / rash) can also stand directly before a noun as an adjective. In that case, it is declined like a normal adjective.
Das war eine vorschnelle Reaktion von mir.
That was a rash reaction on my part.
hasty
Both words can describe a decision or judgment made too quickly and without sufficient consideration. Vorschnell is especially often used for a judgment and highlights its possible foolishness, while voreilig also describes the premature decision itself. The words can therefore overlap in some contexts.
Die Leitung beurteilte den ersten Fehler vorschnell als Beweis für das Scheitern des Projekts.
Management rashly judged the first mistake to be proof that the project had failed.
Die Leitung traf voreilig die Entscheidung, das Projekt sofort zu beenden.
Management made the hasty decision to end the project immediately.
