hasty

[ hey-stee ]
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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.

  1. unduly quick; precipitate; rash: a hasty decision.

  2. brief; fleeting; passing; slight: a hasty glance.

  3. easily irritated or angered; irascible: a hasty temper.

Origin of hasty

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First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French hasti, hastif; see haste, -ive

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Opposites for hasty

Other words from hasty

  • hast·i·ly, adverb
  • hast·i·ness, noun
  • un·hast·y, adjective

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How to use hasty in a sentence

  • Two firm, unhasty strokes up on the south side of the tree left a clean nick across and two inches deep in the middle.

    Two Little Savages | Ernest Thompson Seton
  • Mr Bloom turned his largelidded eyes with unhasty friendliness.

    Ulysses | James Joyce
  • He stopped short, his unhasty mind slowly taking in the situation.

    Happy Pollyooly | Edgar Jepson

British Dictionary definitions for hasty

hasty

/ (ˈheɪstɪ) /


adjective-tier or -tiest
  1. rapid; swift; quick

  2. excessively or rashly quick

  1. short-tempered

  2. showing irritation or anger: hasty words

Derived forms of hasty

  • hastily, adverb
  • hastiness, noun

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