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   hasty

   /ˈheɪsti/

   adjective

   • 1. done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried: "a hasty attempt to defuse the situation" Similar quickhurriedfastswiftrapidspeedybriskhurryingexpeditiouscursoryperfunctorybriefshortfleetingpassingflyingtransitoryliterary:fleetratherashimpetuousimpulsiverecklessprecipitateprecipitousincautiousimprudentspur-of-the-momentprematureill-consideredunconsideredunthinkingill-advisedill-judgedinjudiciousrare:temerariousOpposite slowconsidered
   • ▪ acting with excessive speed or insufficient consideration: "don't be too hasty in criticizing a colleague"
   • ▪ quick-tempered.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French hasti, hastif, from haste (see haste).

   Derivatives

   • 1. hastiness noun

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   What does 'hasty' mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! HASTY definition: 1. Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought: 2. Hasty…. Learn more.

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   What is the difference between hasty and Haste?

   • 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. Haste can also be used as another word for speed or swiftness. But haste also commonly means urgency or speed that is careless or reckless.

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   What is a hasty movement?

   • A hasty movement, action, or statement is sudden, and often done in reaction to something that has just happened. He had overturned a chair in his hasty departure. Read about the team of authors behind Collins Dictionaries. Drag the correct answer into the box. Drag the correct answer into the box. Drag the correct answer into the box.

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   What does a hasty adverb mean?

   • Hasty can also mean brief or moving with or done with speed, as in a hasty visit. The adverb hastily can simply mean rapidly but is usually used to mean carelessly, rashly, or too quickly. Example: Don’t be too hasty when decorating the cake—take your time and do it properly.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHASTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Hasty means done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought. See synonyms, antonyms, and examples of hasty in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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     HASTY meaning: 1. Hasty actions are done in a hurry,...

   • Znaczenie Hasty, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     HASTY definicja: 1. Hasty actions are done in a hurry,...

   • Hasty Spanish Translation

     HASTY translate: precipitado, apresurado/ada...

   • Hasty: Japanese Translation

     HASTY translate: 早急な, 急いだ, 急（きゅう）な. Learn more in the...

   • Hasty: Catalan Translation

     hasty translate: precipitat. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Hasty: Korean Translation

     HASTY translate: 빠른. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Learn the meaning of hasty, an adjective that describes something done or made in a hurry, fast and often not thorough, or rash. See synonyms, antonyms, examples, and word history of hasty.

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   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.

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   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.

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   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]

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   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.

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   1. moving or acting with haste; speedy; hurried. 2. made or done with haste or speed: a hasty visit.