Hasty

['heɪstɪ] or ['hesti]

Definition

(adj.) excessively quick; 'made a hasty exit'; 'a headlong rush to sell' .

(adj.) 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' .

Typed by Claus--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Involving haste; done, made, etc., in haste; as, a hasty sketch.

(n.) Demanding haste or immediate action.

(n.) Moving or acting with haste or in a hurry; hurrying; hence, acting without deliberation; precipitate; rash; easily excited; eager.

(n.) Made or reached without deliberation or due caution; as, a hasty conjecture, inference, conclusion, etc., a hasty resolution.

(n.) Proceeding from, or indicating, a quick temper.

(n.) Forward; early; first ripe.

Editor: Philip

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Quick, swift, rapid, fleet, speedy, fast, brisk.[2]. Cursory, slight, hurried.[3]. Rash, precipitate, headlong, reckless, thoughtless, indiscreet.[4]. Passionate, irritable, touchy, testy, pettish, waspish, petulant, peevish, fretful, fiery, choleric, irascible, excitable, hot, peppery.

Edited by Griffith

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Speedy, rapid, superficial, hurried, irascible, impetuous, reckless, headlong,crude, incomplete, undeveloped, immature, swift, precipitate, fiery,passionate, slight, quick, excitable, rash, cursory

ANT:Slow, leisurely, careful, close, reflective, developed, matured, complete,elaborate, thoughtful, deliberate

Checked by Cecily

Examples

Typist: Molly

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