HASTY


Meaning of HASTY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhā-stē ]

adjective

( hast·i·er ; -est )

Date: 14th century

1.

a. archaic : rapid in action or movement : speedy

b. : done or made in a hurry

c. : fast and typically superficial

made a hasty examination of the wound

2. : eager , impatient

3. : precipitate , rash

4. : prone to anger : irritable

Synonyms: see fast

• hast·i·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.