hasty
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hast·y
(hā′stē)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).
hast′i·ly adv.
hast′i·ness n.
hasty
(ˈheɪstɪ)adj, -tier or -tiest
1. rapid; swift; quick
2. excessively or rashly quick
3. short-tempered
4. showing irritation or anger: hasty words.
ˈhastily adv
ˈhastiness n
hast•y
(ˈheɪ sti)adj. hast•i•er, hast•i•est.
1. moving or acting with haste; speedy; hurried.
2. made or done with haste or speed: a hasty visit.
3. precipitate; rash: a hasty decision.
4. brief; fleeting; superficial: a hasty glance.
5. easily irritated or angered; irascible.
[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French hasti, hastif]
hast′i•ly, adv.
hast′i•ness, n.
hasty
- hasting, hasty - An early-ripening fruit or vegetable is a hasting and such a food that ripens early is termed "hasty."
- hasty pudding - An ancient dish of flour boiled in water to thick consistency, with milk or beer added afterwards.
- festinate, festination - If something is hasty or hurried, it is festinate, and to festinate is to walk fast, make haste; festination is "haste, speed."
- precipitous, precipitate - Precipitous, "hasty, sudden and dramatic," is used in relation to physical or natural objects; precipitate, "done with great haste," relates to human actions or processes.
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Adj. | 1. | hasty - excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell" hurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job" |
2. | hasty - done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" hurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job" |
hasty
adjective
1. speedy, fast, quick, prompt, rapid, fleet, hurried, urgent, swift, brisk, expeditious they need to make a hasty escape.
speedy slow, leisurely
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
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
rash detailed, careful, cautious, thorough, thoughtful
hasty
adjective1. Accomplished in very little time:
2. Characterized by unthinking boldness and haste:
Translations
سَريع الغَضَبمُتَسَرِّعمُسْتَعْجَل، في عَجَلَه
chvatnýukvapenýunáhlenývznětlivý
hurtigopfarendeoverilet
hirtelen
fljótfærsnöggur, skyndi-uppstökkur
hiterprenagljen
hasty
[ˈheɪsti] adj [departure, return] → précipité(e); [decision] → hâtif/ive; [conclusion] → hâtif/ivedon'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/ahaste
(heist) noun (too much) speed. Your work shows signs of haste – there are too many mistakes in it.
hasten (ˈheisn) verb1. to (cause to) move with speed. He hastened towards me; We must hasten the preparations.
2. to do at once. He hastened to add an explanation.
ˈhasty adjective1. done etc in a hurry. a hasty snack.
2. acting or done with too much speed and without thought. She is too hasty – she should think carefully before making such an important decision; a hasty decision.
3. easily made angry. a hasty temper.
ˈhastily adverbˈhastiness noun
in haste
in a hurry; quickly. I am writing in haste before leaving for the airport.
make haste to hurry.