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Definition of Hasty
1. Adjective. Excessively quick. "A headlong rush to sell"
2. Adjective. Done with very great haste and without due deliberation. "Wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"
Similar to: Hurried
Derivative terms: Haste, Hastiness, Precipitance, Precipitancy, Precipitate, Precipitateness, Precipitousness
Definition of Hasty
1. a. Involving haste; done, made, etc., in haste; as, a hasty retreat; a hasty sketch.
Definition of Hasty
1. speedy [adj HASTIER, HASTIEST] : HASTILY [adv] - See also: speedy
Medical Definition of Hasty
1. 1. Involving haste; done, made, etc, in haste; as, a hasty sketch. 2. Demanding haste or immediate action. "Hasty employment." 3. Moving or acting with haste or in a hurry; hurrying; hence, acting without deliberation; precipitate; rash; easily excited; eager. 4. Made or reached without deliberation or due caution; as, a hasty conjecture, inference, conclusion, etc, a hasty resolution. 5. Proceeding from, or indicating, a quick temper. "Take no unkindness of his hasty words." (Shak) 6. Forward; early; first ripe. "As the hasty fruit before the summer." (Is. Xxviii. 4) Origin: Akin to D. Haastig, G, Sw, & Dan. Hastig. See Haste. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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