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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 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.
HASTY definition: done very quickly, usually too quickly and without thinking enough: . Learn more.
hasty in doing something (of a person) acting or deciding too quickly, without enough thought. Perhaps I was too hasty in rejecting his offer.
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.
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.
