hastiness

hast·y  (hst)

adj. hast·i·er, hast·i·est

1. Characterized by speed; rapid. See Synonyms at fast¹.

2. Done or made too quickly to be accurate or wise; rash: a hasty decision. See Synonyms at impetuous.

3. Easily angered; irritable.

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hasti·ly adv.

hasti·ness n.

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Hastiness of cooks: cooks collectively—Lydgate.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hastiness - overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" haste, hurriedness, hurry, precipitation fastness, swiftness, speed - a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed" precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, suddenness, precipitousness, abruptness - the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
	2.	hastiness - hasty impulsiveness impulsiveness - the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection

Translations

hastiness

n

(= hurriedness) → Eile f; (of meal, movement, goodbye) → Hastigkeit f; (of glance, examination, kiss) → Flüchtigkeit f; (of departure) → Plötzlichkeit f

(= rashness, excessive haste) → Übereile f; (of marriage, decision, reaction) → Überstürzung f; (of action, judgement) → Voreiligkeit f; he regretted his hastiness in resorting to violence → er bedauerte, dass er so schnell gewalttätig geworden war