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überstürzt (adj)
   hurried, precipitate, precipitous, rash, overhasty
überstürzt (adv)
   hurriedly, (too) early, precipitately, precipitously, rashly, overhastily

US-Außenministerin Hillary Clinton warnte die Europäer vor überstürzten Aktionen.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned the Europeans against rash actions.
Charlie Sheens Ehefrau Brooke Mueller verläßt überstürzt
die Reha.
Charlie Sheen’s wife Brooke Mueller leaves rehab early.

Related:
überstürzen to rush (into), do sth too hastily
überstürzte Geburt precipitate labor (a birth in less than 2 or 3 hours from the onset of labor, partus precipitatus)
eilfertig rash, rashly; zealous, zealously
hastig hasty, hastily; hurried, hurriedly
voreilig rash, rashly

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