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Rashness

adj.

rash

Meaning: hasty, incautious

Usage: It’s best to think things over calmly and thoroughly, rather than make rash decisions.

adj.

impetuous

Meaning: rash; hastily done

Usage: Hilda’s impetuous decision to quit the club was made without thinking.

adj.

frenetic

Meaning: frenzied, hectic, frantic

Usage: In the hours between night and morning, the frenetic pace of city life slows to a lull.

adj.

wanton

Meaning: reckless, unrestrained, or deliberately harmful

Usage: The vandals showed wanton disregard for the garden by trampling the flowers.