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Ras(c)h(e)ly, -lie, adv. Also: wrachlie, reschlie. [e.m.E. rashly (a1547), rashely.] In a rash or over-hasty manner; without due consideration, inadvisedly; intemperately; out of hand. 1558 Q. Kennedy Tractive 170.
Sum men raschelie ascryvis to the Scripture it quhilk is not to be ascryvit thairto
1560 Acts II 532/1.
As we do not raschely dampne that quhilk godlie men … haue proponit vnto ws
1562–3 St. A. Kirk S. 176.
Raschely
1562-3 Winȝet II 30/2.
Paraduentuir he hes spokin thir thingis raschelie … erar of a manlie passioun, than … be heuinlie ressoun
1566 Cal. Sc. P. II 318.
Discrete personaige will not rashly judge in so horrible crymis
1570 Leslie 285.
The watches and utheris, quha come reschlie to the alarum without armor
a1570-86 J. Maitland Maitl. F. 287/69.
Rek not thairfoir how raschelie ravarris raill
1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 46.
Heir the mater quhills he had raschel[ie] brocht on, wes neir the poynt
1570–1 Bann. Memor. 102.
A guid and wise dialectisiane wald … haue laid some pruife, befoir that he wold haue so rashlie pronunced
1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 264.
Sua being rashlie followit vpoun, thair wes takin xxx and slane sex personis
1581 Burne Disput. 5b.
He … quha is offendit vith his brother raschlie is oblest to iugement
a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 184 (W). 1584-9 Maxwall Commonpl. Bk. fol. 6b.
Wrachlie
1590 Burel Pilgr. i 117. 1593 Acts IV 14/2.
The said sentence … wes wrangouslie, raschelie, and euill gevin
1596 Dalr. I 96/20.
Quhen sum writeris in thame noted sik vices thay spak no altogither raschlie
1597 Misc. Spald. C. I 193.
Christiane Arcly was takine raschlie wpone report [etc.]
1600 Elgin Rec. II 80.
The maister himselff thinkis he hes done wrang in practeizing thairoff the said comed play so rashlie and unadvysedlie
1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. 34.
What in thame is not weil vnderstand is raschlie and audaciouslie defendit
1639 Rec. Kirk Scotl. 263.
That ministers will rashlie and misrespectivelie have preached
1650 Durye Just Re-prop. 21.
Rashly
1691 Cramond Kirk S. III 5 Feb.
That he had rashely spoken so in drinke

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