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   Hast·y

   /ˈhāstē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. done or acting 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 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

   Scrabble Points: 11

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