na-adjective, noun
impulsive and imprudent; rash and unthinking
A rare yojijukugo describing a person or action that is hasty, thoughtless, and lacking careful judgment. Often used in formal or literary contexts to criticize poor decision-making.
彼の短慮軽率な発言が問題を大きくした。
His rash and thoughtless remark made the problem worse.
短慮軽率のそしりを免れない。
It is impossible to avoid the criticism of being impulsive and imprudent.
A yojijukugo composed of 短慮 (short-sighted, impetuous) and 軽率 (rash, thoughtless). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows the typical pattern of combining two related two-kanji compounds to intensify the meaning.