Hasty Definition

hāstē
hastier, hastiest
adjective
hastier, hastiest
Done or made with haste; quick; hurried.
A hasty lunch.
Webster's New World
Acting with too much speed or haste; hurried.
Don't be too hasty in taking sides.
American Heritage
Done or made too quickly and with too little thought; rash; impetuous.
Webster's New World
Impatient or rudely abrupt.
American Heritage
Short-tempered.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Hasty

Adjective

Base Form:
hasty
Comparative:
hastier
Superlative:
hastiest

Origin of Hasty

  • Old French hastif (Modern hâtif), from Frankish.

    From Wiktionary

Hasty Sentence Examples

  • I'm asking you not to make a hasty decision.

  • She raised her face to look at him and caught Sarah and Connie making a hasty exit from the room.

  • They too beat a hasty departure for the downstairs.

  • It's in the Emperor's service... it can't be helped... one is sometimes a bit hasty on parade...

  • His corrections are often hasty and false, but a surprisingly large proportion of them have since received confirmation from MSS.

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Words Starting With

HHAHAS

Words Ending With

YTYSTY

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