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hastily

hast·y
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hey-stee]
    • /ˈheɪ sti/
    • /ˈheɪstɪli/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hey-stee]
    • /ˈheɪ sti/

Definitions of hastily word

  • adjective hastily moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried. 1
  • adjective hastily made or done with haste or speed: a hasty visit. 1
  • adjective hastily unduly quick; precipitate; rash: a hasty decision. 1
  • adjective hastily brief; fleeting; slight; superficial: a hasty glance. 1
  • adjective hastily impatient; impetuous; thoughtless; injudicious: hasty words. 1
  • adjective hastily easily irritated or angered; irascible: a hasty temper. 1

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Origin of hastily

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Middle French hasti, hastif; see haste, -ive

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hastily

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hastily popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

hastily usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hastily

adv hastily

  • suddenly — happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack.
  • swiftly — moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship.
  • nimbly — quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid: nimble feet.
  • speedily — characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
  • quickly — with speed; rapidly; very soon.

adverb hastily

adjective hastily

  • ludicrously — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
  • psychotically — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
  • distractedly — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
  • like mad — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
  • hurry-scurry — headlong, disorderly haste; hurry and confusion.

Antonyms for hastily

adv hastily

  • slowly — in a slow manner; at a slow speed: Sauté the peppers slowly. I drove slowly back home.
  • delayed — of or relating to a particle, as a neutron or alpha particle, that is emitted from an excited nucleus formed in a nuclear reaction, the emission occurring some time after the reaction is completed.

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