Definition of Hastiness

1. Noun. Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness). "He soon regretted his haste"


2. Noun. Hasty impulsiveness.
Generic synonyms: Impulsiveness
Derivative terms: Hasty

Definition of Hastiness

1. n. The quality or state of being hasty; haste; precipitation; rashness; quickness of temper.

Definition of Hastiness

1. Noun. The characteristic of being hasty. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hastiness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hastiness

hastely
hasten
hastened
hastener
hasteners
hastenest
hasteneth
hastening
hastenings
hastens
hastes
hastier
hastiest
hastile
hastily
hastiness
hastinesses
hasting
hastings
hastingsite
hastite
hastive
hasty
hasty-pudding
hasty-puddings
hasty defence
hasty defense
hasty pudding
hasty puddings

Literary usage of Hastiness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1818)
"Hastiness, v. Angry and Cur. sory. Rashness and temerity have a close alliance with each other in sense ; but they have a slight difference which is ..."

2. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1851)
"... by such an explanation, could save his reputation from the charge of random and reckless hastiness, we have no difficulty in determining. ..."

3. Memoir of the Late Rev. William Edward Miller, Wesleyan Minister by James Dixon (1842)
"... on other occasions, a hastiness of judgment and expression, which in a less excellent character, of a different complexion, would have been avoided. ..."

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