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- Dictionaryhasty/ˈheɪsti/
adjective
- 1. done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried: "a hasty attempt to defuse the situation" Similar Opposite
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HASTY definition: 1. Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought: 2. Hasty…. Learn more.
The meaning of HASTY is done or made in a hurry. How to use hasty in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hasty.
Hasty means speedy and brash. If you try to make a hasty exit after breaking up with someone, you’ll seem like a jerk. Hasty, meaning “speedy, quick,” first came onto the scene in the mid 14th century.
If you describe a person or their behaviour as hasty, you mean that they are acting too quickly, without thinking carefully, for example because they are angry. [disapproval] So let's not be hasty. After all, he can't run away. A number of the United States' allies had urged him not to take a hasty decision. hastily adverb [ADVERB with verb]
Hasty most commonly means too fast and often careless. Synonyms include rash , rushed , or hurried . The noun haste most commonly refers to urgency, such as in completing a task.
to go away or back quickly, especially to avoid something unpleasant. I decided to beat a hasty retreat. See hasty in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: hasty. Definition of hasty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
1. moving or acting with haste; speedy; hurried. 2. made or done with haste or speed: a hasty visit.
Adjective. Filter. adjective. hastier, hastiest. Done or made with haste; quick; hurried. A hasty lunch. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Acting with too much speed or haste; hurried. Don't be too hasty in taking sides. American Heritage. Done or made too quickly and with too little thought; rash; impetuous. Webster's New World.
HASTY meaning: done very quickly, usually too quickly and without thinking enough: . Learn more.
made or done with haste or speed: a hasty visit. unduly quick; precipitate ; rash : a hasty decision. brief ; fleeting ; passing ; slight : a hasty glance.
