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gone off half-cocked

ADJECTIVE

precipitous/precipitate

Synonyms

WEAK

abrupt breakneck brief frantic harum-scarum hasty headlong heedless hurried ill-advised impatient impetuous indiscreet jump the gun madcap off the hip off the top of head plunging precipitant quick rapid rash reckless refractory rushing subitaneous swift unanticipated uncontrolled unexpected unforeseen violent willful without warning

Antonyms

WEAK

careful cautious slow

Example Sentences

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"It's not fair to them to have somebody just show up at the last minute and run. I may have gone off half-cocked yesterday, but that's the way I feel."

From US News • Jun. 8, 2014

Day reported in the Courier-Journal that Pearson had gone off half-cocked on some loosely assembled, unchecked information.

From Time Magazine Archive

Impressed, Assistant Secretary Lowman decided that the Treasury had "gone off half-cocked."

From Time Magazine Archive

Alone, she might have gone off half-cocked in an emotional tizzy.

From Highways in Hiding by Smith, George Oliver

Well——I don't suppose I ought to have gone off half-cocked, and not jollied him along.

From Main Street by Lewis, Sinclair

gone off half-cocked

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