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adjective, hast·i·er, hast·i·est.
1.
moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
2.
made or done with haste or speed: a hasty visit.
3.
unduly quick; precipitate; rash: a hasty decision.
4.
brief; fleeting; slight; superficial: a hasty glance.
5.
EXPANDimpatient; impetuous; thoughtless; injudicious: hasty words.
6.
COLLAPSEeasily irritated or angered; irascible: a hasty temper.
Related forms
hast·i·ly, adverb
hast·i·ness, noun
un·hast·i·ly, adverb
un·hast·y, adjective
Synonyms
1. swift, rapid, fast, fleet, brisk. 3. foolhardy, reckless, headlong. 6. testy, touchy, fiery, excitable, irritable.
1. swift, rapid, fast, fleet, brisk. 3. foolhardy, reckless, headlong. 6. testy, touchy, fiery, excitable, irritable.
Antonyms
1. slow. 3. deliberate.
1. slow. 3. deliberate.
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Word Origin & History
hasty
mid-14c., "speedy, quick," from O.Fr. hasti, hastif (Mod.Fr. hâtif), from haste (Mod.Fr. hâte); see haste. Meaning "requiring haste" is late 14c. (the sense in hasty pudding, 1590s, so called because it was made quickly); that of "rash" is from early 15c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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