HASTY


Meaning of HASTY in English

— hastily , adv. — hastiness , n.

/hay"stee/ , adj., hastier, hastiest .

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

2. made or done with haste or speed: a hasty visit.

3. unduly quick; precipitate; rash: a hasty decision.

4. brief; fleeting; slight; superficial: a hasty glance.

5. impatient; impetuous; thoughtless; injudicious: hasty words.

6. easily irritated or angered; irascible: a hasty temper.

[ 1300-50; ME hasti, hastif; see HASTE, -IVE ]

Syn. 1. swift, rapid, fast, fleet, brisk. 3. foolhardy, reckless, headlong. 6. testy, touchy, fiery, excitable, irritable.

Ant. 1. slow. 3. deliberate.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .