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   hastily

   /ˈheɪstɪli/

   adverb

   • 1. with excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly: "maybe I acted too hastily" Similar quicklyhurriedlyin a hurryfastswiftlyrapidlyspeedilybrisklyexpeditiouslywithout delaypost-hasteat high speedat full speedwith all speedat full tiltat the speed of lightas fast as possiblewith all possible hastelike a whirlwindlike an arrow from a bowat breakneck speedas fast as one's legs can carry oneat a runat a gallophotfooton the doublecursorilyperfunctorilybrieflyfleetinglysketchilysuperficiallyinformal:double quickin double quick timep.d.q. (pretty damn quick)nippilylike (greased) lightninghell for leatherlike madlike crazylike blazeslike the windlike a bomblike nobody's businesslike a scalded catlike the deucea mile a minutelike a bat out of hellat warp speedat a rate of knotslike the clapperslike billy-olickety-splitliterary:apacehurriedlyspeedilyquicklyin a hurryimpetuouslyimpulsivelyrecklesslyprecipitatelyprecipitouslyrashlyincautiouslyimprudentlyon the spur of the momentprematurelyOpposite slowlycarefullydeliberately

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

   • Y

     4

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