hasteful

haste

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heyst]
- /heɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heyst]
- /heɪst/

Definitions of hasteful word

noun hasteful swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste. 1
noun hasteful urgent need of quick action; a hurry or rush: to be in haste to get ahead in the world. 1
noun hasteful unnecessarily quick action; thoughtless, rash, or undue speed: Haste makes waste. 1
idioms hasteful make haste, to act or go with speed; hurry: She made haste to tell the president the good news. 1
noun hasteful Lb dated hasty; rapid; speedy. 1
adjective hasteful (dated) hasty; rapid; speedy. 0

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Origin of hasteful

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English < Old French < Germanic; akin to Old Frisian hāste, Old English hæst violence, Old Norse heifst hatred, Gothic haifsts quarrel

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Parts of speech for Hasteful

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hasteful

hasteful popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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