hasty
Use Hasty in a sentence
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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Example sentences
Mason's father is advising his son not to be too hasty.
Don't be too hasty burying the guy with your shovels.
Unfortunately, faced with an uncertain threat, our government made a series of hasty decisions.
After his hasty announcement and the events that followed, they could finally get what they want.
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