unpremeditated

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   not planned or thought out in advance; spontaneous but not necessarily accidental

   The outburst was unpremeditated, arising before he had time to reflect.

Formed from un- + premeditated. Premeditate comes from Latin praemeditari, 'to consider beforehand,' from prae-, 'before,' + meditari, 'to reflect.'

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