rash1
adj.
acting or done without careful consideration.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: of Gmc origin.
rash2
n.
- an area of redness and spots on the skin.
- an unwelcome series of things happening within a short space of time:
a rash of strikes.
Etymology
C18: prob. rel. to OFr. rasche ‘eruptive sores, scurf’.