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Definition of Hastiest
1. hasty [adj] - See also: hasty
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hastiest
Literary usage of Hastiest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. George Eliot's Works by George Eliot (1895)
"a Letter to The smallest details written in the hastiest way sth April, that will
enable me to imagine you as you are, are Mrs. Bray, ,, .,. , , . ..."
2. Proceedings by National Speech Arts Association (1893)
"... even vacates the claim; while the hastiest sketch of purpose, the least check
on the bank of beauty and truth, ..."
3. The Atlantic Monthly by Making of America Project (1865)
"... or perused even the hastiest of his minor writings, without feeling the interest
of very extraordinary talent ; his classical learning was profound and ..."
4. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1883)
"[It is evident, from the hastiest glance at this letter, that in the publisher's
eyes the ю per cent received by the author is pure net profit ; that while ..."
5. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1862)
"... (4) be- in even the hastiest experiments, provided a rationally ed galvanometer
is used, a far higher proportional degree of acy is easily attained in ..."
6. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1881)
"... to allow of more than the hastiest notice. Thoss most frequently occurring
are of Ambrose, Angus.. tine, Jerome, Gregory the Great, ..."
7. The Contemporary Review (1873)
"But in the hastiest order as to seizing arms, he does not forget what is due to
an enemy and a gentleman. ..."
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