hasty
made or done with haste or speed: a hasty visit.
unduly quick; precipitate; rash: a hasty decision.
impatient; impetuous; thoughtless; injudicious: hasty words.
easily irritated or angered; irascible: a hasty temper.
Origin of hasty
1Other words for hasty
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 SetonMr Bloom turned his largelidded eyes with unhasty friendliness.
Ulysses | James JoyceHe stopped short, his unhasty mind slowly taking in the situation.
Happy Pollyooly | Edgar Jepson
British Dictionary definitions for hasty
/ (ˈheɪstɪ) /
rapid; swift; quick
excessively or rashly quick
short-tempered
showing irritation or anger: hasty words
Derived forms of hasty
- hastily, adverb
- hastiness, noun
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