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hastily adverb 1. quickly, fast, rapidly, promptly, straightaway, speedily, apace, pronto (informal), double-quick, hotfoot, pdq (slang), posthaste He said goodnight hastily. 2. hurriedly, rashly, precipitately, recklessly, too quickly, on the spur of the moment, impulsively, impetuously, heedlessly I decided that nothing should be done hastily. Translations hastily [ˈheɪstɪlɪ] ADV 1. (= hurriedly) → de prisa, apresuradamente I hastily suggested that → me apresuré a sugerir que ... 2. (= rashly) [speak] → precipitadamente; [judge] → a la ligera hastily [ˈheɪstɪli] adv [act, prepare, arrange] → à la hâte, précipitamment He hastily changed the subject BUT Il s'est empressé de changer de sujet. hastily adv (= hurriedly) arranged → eilig; examine, glance → flüchtig; dress, dash, eat, drink → hastig; (= quickly) say, add → schnell, eilig (= too quickly) act, decide, thought out → überstürzt, übereilt; judge, speak → vorschnell; the decision was hastily made → die Entscheidung war übereilt hastily [ˈheɪstɪlɪ] adv (hurriedly) → in (gran) fretta, in fretta e furia; (without thinking) → senza riflettere, precipitosamente he hastily suggested that ... → s'è affrettato a proporre che... hastily [ˈheɪstɪlɪ] adv (hurriedly) → in (gran) fretta, in fretta e furia; (without thinking) → senza riflettere, precipitosamente he hastily suggested that ... → s'è affrettato a proporre che... 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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The dignity of Sophia was wounded; "Wretch (exclaimed she, hastily replacing the Bank-note in the Drawer) how darest thou to accuse me of an Act, of which the bare idea makes me blush? Starting up in the darkness I snatched at my matches and, hastily striking one, I saw three stooping white creatures similar to the one I had seen above ground in the ruin, hastily retreating before the light. The next day, when it came out of its hole for food, he took up his axe, but by swinging too hastily, missed its head and cut off only the end of its tail. |
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