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Acting hastily on impulse without enough consideration.

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impetuous

An impetuous purchase left him with furniture that did not fit.
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When an oral-history group received a box of recordings, Ben made an impetuous promise to transcribe everything by the weekend. He had not checked the recordings' length or condition.
From Staying With Difficult Work.
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