hasty

Definition of Hasty in English :

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Adjective

1. hasty, headlong

excessively quick

Example Sentences:
'made a hasty exit'
'a headlong rush to sell'

headlong

2. hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous

done with very great haste and without due deliberation

Example Sentences:
'hasty marriage seldom proveth well'
'hasty makeshifts take the place of planning'
'rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion'
'wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hasty

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adjective -tier or -tiest

1.

rapid; swift; quick

2.

excessively or rashly quick

3.

short-tempered

4.

showing irritation or anger

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Hasty

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈhastier or ˈhastiest

1.

done or made with haste; quick; hurried

a hasty lunch

2.

done or made too quickly and with too little thought; rash; impetuous

3.

short-tempered

4.

showing irritation or impatience

Hasty

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adj. hast·i·er, hast·i·est

1. Done or made with haste, especially:

a. Done or made without due consideration or attention; precipitate or cursory: a hasty decision; a hasty conclusion. See Synonyms at impetuous.

b. Done or made rapidly due to pressing circumstances: beat a hasty retreat; bid a hasty goodbye.

2.

a. Acting with too much speed or haste; hurried: Don't be too hasty in taking sides.

b. Impatient or rudely abrupt: "Oh, what would I not give if I had been less hasty with her! It is dreadful to remember that I spoke to her as a servant whom I expected to obey me" (Wilkie Collins).

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