/ ˈheɪsti; NAmE / adjective ( hasti·er , hasti·est )
1.
said, made or done very quickly, especially when this has bad results
SYN hurried :
a hasty departure / meal / farewell
Let's not make any hasty decisions.
2.
hasty in doing sth ( of a person ) acting or deciding too quickly, without enough thought :
Perhaps I was too hasty in rejecting his offer.
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IDIOMS
see beat verb
► hasti·ly / -ɪli; NAmE / adverb :
Perhaps I spoke too hastily.
She hastily changed the subject.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French hasti , hastif , from haste (noun), haster (verb), of Germanic origin.