hastily
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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 | |
| hasty (ˈheɪstɪ) | |
| —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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Example sentences
They had one goal in mind: preserve the hastily disappearing past of this great city for the education of future generations.
Some are white elephants, constructed hastily with little attention to programming or economic viability.
Now is not the time to hastily duplicate programs that have proven ineffective in creating jobs or stimulating recovery.
The plan's vagueness reflects how hastily it was put together.
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