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hasty [ˈheɪstɪ] adj -tier, -tiest
1. rapid; swift; quick 2. excessively or rashly quick 3. short-tempered 4. showing irritation or anger hasty words hastily adv hastiness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
hasty adjective 1. speedy, fast, quick, prompt, rapid, fleet, hurried, urgent, swift, brisk, expeditious they need to make a hasty escape. speedy slow, leisurely 2. brief, short, quick, passing, rushed, fleeting, superficial, cursory, perfunctory, transitory After the hasty meal, they took up their positions. brief long, protracted 3. rash, premature, reckless, precipitate, impulsive, headlong, foolhardy, thoughtless, impetuous, indiscreet, imprudent, heedless, incautious, unduly quick Let's not be hasty. rash detailed, careful, cautious, thorough, thoughtful Translations hasty [ˈheɪsti] adj [departure, return] → précipité(e); [decision] → hâtif/ive; [conclusion] → hâtif/ive don't be hasty → ne prend pas de décision hâtive to beat a hasty retreat → prendre ses jambes à son cou hasty adj (+er) (= hurried) meal, movement, goodbye → hastig; kiss, glance, examination → flüchtig; departure → plötzlich; to beat a hasty retreat, to make a hasty escape → sich schnellstens aus dem Staub machen (inf); we ate a hasty breakfast → wir frühstückten hastig or in aller Eile; I bade a hasty goodbye (dated) → ich verabschiedete mich hastig or in aller Eile (= rash, too quick) marriage, decision, reaction → überstürzt, übereilt; action → voreilig; judgement → vorschnell; don’t be hasty! → nicht so schnell or hastig!; I had been too hasty → ich hatte voreilig gehandelt; to take a hasty decision → eine Entscheidung überstürzen hasty [ˈheɪstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (hurried) → frettoloso/a; (rash) → affrettato/a, precipitoso/a hasty [ˈheɪstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (hurried) → frettoloso/a; (rash) → affrettato/a, precipitoso/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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