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hasty

/ˈheɪsti/adjective2 syllables

Hasty means: done with very great haste and without due deliberation.

Synonyms for hasty7

adjective, as in done with very great haste and without due deliberation

overhasty, precipitate, precipitant, precipitous, hurried

adjective, as in excessively quick

headlong, hurried

also used for hasty

brash

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What does hasty mean?2

adjective

1

done with very great haste and without due deliberation“hasty marriage seldom proveth well”

2

excessively quick“made a hasty exit”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hasty?1

two syllables

tasty
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Hasty in a sentence

  • Being a hasty person, he is likely to jump to conclusions.Lumi_alt
  • Maria is always making hasty decisions, forgetting about the consequences.erebea
  • Without being hasty, it's important to move onwards step by step.zogwarg
  • There is no need to draw a hasty conclusion.fishda
  • Don't draw a hasty conclusion from what you see now.unknown
  • We ate a hasty meal and left immediately.sundown
  • She was a bit hasty in answering me.sundown
  • I had a hasty breakfast and left home.CK

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Forms of hasty

as a adjective

comparative
hastier
superlative
hastiest