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hastiness Definition


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hasty
adj hastier, hastiest
    1. Hurried; swift; quick.
      Thesaurus: quick, prompt, expeditious, rapid, fast, cursory, hurried, fleeting.
    2. Without enough thought or preparation; rash.
      Thesaurus: foolhardy, precipitate, impulsive, indiscreet; Antonym: careful, deliberate.
    3. Short-tempered.
    4. Conveying irritation or anger.
      Example: hasty words
Derivative: hastily
adverb
    Hurriedly; swiftly; quickly
      Thesaurus: quickly, rapidly, fast, apace, promptly, straightaway; Antonym: slowly, gradually.
adverb
    Enough thought or preparation; rashly
      Thesaurus: heedlessly, impetuously, impulsively, precipitately, recklessly; Antonym: carefully, deliberately.
Derivative: hastiness
noun


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