hasty

hasty
Synonyms and related words:
a bit previous, abrupt, accident-prone, ad-lib, advanced, agile, antsy, antsy-pantsy, anxious, bearish, brash, breakneck, breathless, brief, brisk, careless, caught napping, caught off balance, caught short, chafing, choleric, combustible, contentious, cranky, cursory, dashing, desperate, devil-may-care, double-quick, eager, eagle-winged, edgy, electrifying, excited, expeditious, explosive, express, extemporaneous, extemporized, far ahead, fast, festinate, feverish, fiery, fleet, fleeting, flying, forward, fretful, fretting, furious, galloping, hair-trigger, half-baked, half-cocked, haphazard, harum-scarum, headlong, heedless, hopped-up, hot, hot-tempered, hotheaded, hurried, hustling, ill-advised, ill-considered, immediate, impatient, impetuous, impromptu, improvised, impulsive, in a lather, in a stew, in a sweat, incautious, inconsiderate, instant, instantaneous, irascible, irritable, last-minute, light of heel, light-footed, lively, mad, madcap, makeshift, mercurial, momentary, nerve-shattering, nimble, nimble-footed, not firm, on edge, on the spot, overeager, overenthusiastic, overhasty, oversoon, overzealous, passing, passionate, peppery, perfunctory, petulant, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, precocious, premature, previous, prompt, quick, quick as lightning, quick as thought, quick-tempered, rapid, rash, reckless, restive, restless, rough-and-ready, running, rushed, rushing, shocking, short-tempered, slap-bang, slapdash, snap, snappy, spanking, speedy, splenetic, spunky, squirming, squirmy, startling, sudden, superficial, surprised, surprising, swift, taken aback, taken by surprise, taken unawares, testy, thoughtless, too early, too soon, tripped up, unanticipated, unarranged, unbegun, unconcocted, uncontrived, uncrystallized, undeliberated, undevised, uneasy, unexpected, unforeseen, unhatched, unjelled, unlooked-for, unmade, unmanufactured, unmatured, unmeditated, unorganized, unpatient, unplanned, unpredicted, unpremeditated, unprepared, unprimed, unquiet, unready, unripe, unstudied, unthinking, untimely, urgent, volatile, volcanic, wanton, waspish, wild, winged

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  • Hasty — Has ty (h[=a]s t[y^]), a. [Compar. {Hastier} ( t[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Hastiest}.] [Akin to D. haastig, G., Sw., & Dan. hastig. See {Haste}, n.] 1. Involving haste; done, made, etc., in haste; as, a hasty retreat; a hasty sketch. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hasty — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Hasty (Arkansas) Hasty (Colorado) Hasty (Georgia) Hasty (Kansas) Hasty (Minnesota) Hasty (North Carolina) Zerstörer der britischen Marine: HMS Hasty (1894) HMS Hasty (H24) Personen: James… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hasty — may refer to:* Hasty, Colorado, United States * HMS Hasty (1894), a Charger class destroyer * HMS Hasty (H24), an H class destroyer * Hasty (racehorse), an unconsidered competitor who finished fifth in the 1840 Grand NationalPeople with the… …   Wikipedia

  • hasty — mid 14c., speedy, quick, by 1500s replacing or nativizing earlier hastif (c.1300) eager, impetuous, from O.Fr. hastif speedy, rapid; forward, advanced; rash, impetuous (12c., Mod.Fr. hátif), from haste (see HASTE (Cf. haste)). Meaning requiring… …   Etymology dictionary

  • hasty — hasty; un·hasty; …   English syllables

  • hasty — [hās′tē] adj. hastier, hastiest [ME hasti < OFr hasti, hastif: see HASTE] 1. done or made with haste; quick; hurried [a hasty lunch] 2. done or made too quickly and with too little thought; rash; impetuous 3. short tempered 4. showing… …   English World dictionary

  • hasty — index brief, careless, cursory, expeditious, heedless, hot blooded, ill advised, ill judged, impolitic …   Law dictionary

  • hasty — 1 speedy, quick, expeditious, rapid, *fast, swift, fleet Analogous words: *agile, brisk, nimble: hurried, quickened (see SPEED vb) Contrasted words: *s!ow, deliberate, dilatory, leisurely, laggard 2 *precipitate, headlong, abrupt, impetuous,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • hasty — [adj] speedy; without much thought abrupt, agile, brash, breakneck*, brief, brisk, careless, chop chop*, cursory, eager, expeditious, fast, fiery, fleet, fleeting, foolhardy, harefooted*, headlong, heedless, hurried, illadvised, impatient,… …   New thesaurus

  • hasty — ► ADJECTIVE (hastier, hastiest) ▪ done or acting with haste; hurried. DERIVATIVES hastily adverb hastiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • hasty — [[t]he͟ɪsti[/t]] hastier, hastiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A hasty movement, action, or statement is sudden, and often done in reaction to something that has just happened. One company is giving its employees airplane tickets in the event they… …   English dictionary

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