ˈhāstē, -ti adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French hasti, hastif, from haste, n. + -if -ive
1.
a. archaic : rapid in action or movement : speedy
b. : made or done in haste : showing signs of haste : hurried
hasty city-street snapshots — R.B.Heilman
a hasty reading of the letter misled him
2. : being in a hurry : eager , impatient
too passionate and hasty to keep pace with the deliberate steps of his leader — Philip Marsh
3. : ill-considered : precipitate , rash
warning against hasty enterprises and partial solutions — M.R.Cohen
4. : prone to anger : irritable
a man of hasty temper — G.B.Shaw
Synonyms: see fast , precipitate