Hasty

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈheɪsti/

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• Rhymes: -eɪsti

Adjective

Hasty (comparative hasti, superlative er)

Positive Hasty

Comparative hasti

Superlative er

1. Acting in haste; being too hurried or quick. (e.g. Without much thinking about it they made a hasty decision to buy it.)
   • 1868, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women:

     Watch yourself, be the first to ask pardon if you both err, and guard against the little piques, misunderstandings, and hasty words that often pave the way for bitter sorrow and regret.

   • 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin:

     But about three o'clock George's ear caught the hasty and decided click of a horse's hoof coming behind them at some distance and jogged Phineas by the elbow.

Derived terms

• hastily
• hastiness

Related terms

• haste
• hasten
• hasteful
• hurried

Translations

acting in haste; being too hurried or quick

Czech: unáhlený cs(cs) m. Dutch: haastig nl(nl) Finnish: hätäinen, hätiköity German: hastig de(de) Hebrew: Template:He-translation

Italian: affrettato it(it) m., affrettata it(it) f., frettoloso it(it) m., frettolosa it(it) f. Portuguese: apressado pt(pt) m., precipitado pt(pt) m. Russian: спешный ru(ru) m., поспешный ru(ru) Scottish Gaelic: cabhagach gd(gd) Sindhi: اُٻَهِرو m., اُٻَهِرِي f.

Anagrams

• ahsty,
• sayth

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