hasty

[ hey-stee ]

/ ˈheɪ sti /

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adjective, hast·i·er, hast·i·est.

moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.

made or done with haste or speed: a hasty visit.

unduly quick; precipitate; rash: a hasty decision.

brief; fleeting; slight; superficial: a hasty glance.

impatient; impetuous; thoughtless; injudicious: hasty words.

easily irritated or angered; irascible: a hasty temper.

Origin of hasty

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French hasti, hastif; see haste, -ive

SYNONYMS FOR hasty

1 swift, rapid, fast, fleet, brisk.

3 foolhardy, reckless, headlong.

6 testy, touchy, fiery, excitable, irritable.

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ANTONYMS FOR hasty

1 slow.

3 deliberate.

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OTHER WORDS FROM hasty

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

Words nearby hasty

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Example sentences from the Web for hasty

Benjamin Franklin warned against making any hasty conclusions on such “a point of great importance.”

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But the thrill was already gone when Fox rushed out a hasty follow-up later that year, The Next Joe Millionaire.

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This course of action is what the Constitution envisions and also slows down the hasty rush to war.

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Haddad flew back immediately to find his city rising up, and is now beating a hasty retreat on the bus-fare increase.

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On a wall in hasty letters: “The rich kids have better gas masks, we are jealous.”

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His stores of oatmeal were brought out, kine were slaughtered; and a rude and hasty meal was set before the numerous guests.

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He is moody, and absent-minded, and—and hasty, and he settles to nothing.

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He reflected in silence for a moment, and Denise made, in her turn, a hasty movement of impatience.

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Arthur explained his hasty return by alleging he had forgot his purse at the convent.

Anne of Geierstein |Walter Scott
No one was about; and, with a light and hasty step, he proceeded to the hall below, and onward to the porch.

Hildebrand |Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for hasty

hasty

/ (ˈheɪstɪ) /

adjective -tier or -tiest

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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hasty

adjective, hast·i·er, hast·i·est.

Origin of hasty

SYNONYMS FOR hasty

ANTONYMS FOR hasty

OTHER WORDS FROM hasty

Words nearby hasty

Example sentences from the Web for hasty

British Dictionary definitions for hasty

adjective -tier or -tiest

Derived forms of hasty

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

hasty

adjective, hast·i·er, hast·i·est.

Origin of hasty

SYNONYMS FOR hasty

ANTONYMS FOR hasty

OTHER WORDS FROM hasty

Words nearby hasty

Words related to hasty

Example sentences from the Web for hasty

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