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- Dictionaryhast·i·ly/ˈhāstəlē/
adverb
- 1. with excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly: "maybe I acted too hastily" Similar Opposite
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HASTILY definition: 1. said or done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought: 2. said or done in a…. Learn more.
hast· i· ly ˈhā-stə-lē. Synonyms of hastily. : in haste : hurriedly. Synonyms. cursorily. headlong. hotfoot. hurriedly. pell-mell. precipitately. precipitously. rashly. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of hastily in a Sentence.
Hastily definition: with haste; rapidly; speedily. See examples of HASTILY used in a sentence.
Haste is speed, so if you do something hastily, you're just doing it too fast. When a job should take time, like building a house, but it's done hastily, something often goes wrong. If you hastily leave the dinner table without explaining yourself, people will think you're rude.
too quickly, without giving enough thought. Perhaps I spoke too hastily. Check pronunciation: hastily. Definition of hastily adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Done or made without due consideration or attention; precipitate or cursory: a hasty decision; a hasty conclusion. See Synonyms at impetuous. b. Done or made rapidly due to pressing circumstances: beat a hasty retreat; bid a hasty goodbye. 2. a. Acting with too much speed or haste; hurried: Don't be too hasty in taking sides. b.
Synonyms for HASTILY: hurriedly, impulsively, automatically, rashly, precipitately, precipitously, cursorily, abruptly; Antonyms of HASTILY: deliberately, designedly, tentatively, circumspectly, hesitantly, slowly, hesitatingly, haltingly.
Aug 30, 2024 · hastily (comparative more hastily, superlative most hastily) In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.
hastily meaning, definition, what is hastily: quickly, perhaps too quickly: Learn more.
adjective. uk / ˈheɪ.sti / us / ˈheɪ.sti / Add to word list. Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought: He warned against making hasty decisions. Now let's not leap to any hasty conclusions. We saw the rain and made a hasty retreat into the bar. hasty in I think perhaps we were a little hasty in judging him.
