rashly

1. 1.

   in a hasty and foolhardy manner

   “he fell headlong in love with his cousin”

   Synonymsheadlong

Questions about rashly

What does rashly mean?

rashly means "in a hasty and foolhardy manner".

How many syllables are in rashly?

rashly has 2 syllables: rash-ly. The stress falls on "rash".

What is another word for rashly?

Close synonyms include headlong. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rashly a common word?

rashly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.