hasty

[ hey-stee ]

adjective

, hast·i·er, hast·i·est.

1. moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.

   Synonyms: brisk, fleet, fast, rapid, swift

   Antonyms: slow

2. made or done with haste or speed:

   a hasty visit.

3. unduly quick; precipitate; rash:

   a hasty decision.

   Synonyms: headlong, reckless, foolhardy

   Antonyms: deliberate

4. brief; fleeting; passing; slight:

   a hasty glance.

5. impatient; impetuous; thoughtless; injudicious:

   hasty words.

6. easily irritated or angered; irascible:

   a hasty temper.

   Synonyms: irritable, excitable, fiery, touchy, testy

hasty

/ ˈheɪstɪ /

adjective

1. rapid; swift; quick
2. excessively or rashly quick
3. short-tempered
4. showing irritation or anger

   hasty words

Derived Forms

• ˈhastily, adverb
• ˈhastiness, noun

Other Words From

• hast·i·ly adverb
• hast·i·ness noun
• un·hast·y adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hasty¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French hasti, hastif; haste, -ive

Related Words

• abrupt
• careless
• expeditious
• hurried
• ill-advised
• impulsive
• quick
• rapid
• reckless
• sudden
• swift
• urgent