has-tier
sti 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.
impatient; impetuous; thoughtless; injudicious: hasty words.
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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hasty (ˈheɪstɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -tier, -tiest | |
| 1. | rapid; swift; quick |
| 2. | excessively or rashly quick |
| 3. | short-tempered |
| 4. | showing irritation or anger: hasty words |
| 'hastily | |
| —adv | |
| 'hastiness | |
| —n | |
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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.
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