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单词 hastily
释义

hastily

adverb

hast·​i·​ly ˈhā-stə-lē How to pronounce hastily (audio)
: in haste : hurriedly

Synonyms

  • cursorily
  • headlong
  • hotfoot
  • hurriedly
  • pell-mell
  • precipitately
  • precipitously
  • rashly
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Example Sentences

the hastily put together report contained a lot of errors the congresswoman hastily made her way towards the waiting elevator
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

hastily

adverb

1
as in hurriedly
with excessive or careless speed the hastily put together report contained a lot of errors

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hurriedly
  • impulsively
  • automatically
  • rashly
  • precipitately
  • abruptly
  • precipitously
  • cursorily
  • impatiently
  • hotfoot
  • suddenly
  • headlong
  • spontaneously
  • impetuously
  • haphazardly
  • recklessly
  • on the spur of the moment
  • thoughtlessly
  • headfirst
  • impromptu
  • pell-mell
  • headily
  • glancingly
  • offhandedly
  • hotheadedly
  • offhand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • deliberately
  • designedly
  • hesitantly
  • tentatively
  • slowly
  • hesitatingly
  • circumspectly
  • studiedly
  • haltingly
  • calculatingly
  • falteringly
  • leisurely
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2
as in quickly
with great speed the congresswoman hastily made her way towards the waiting elevator

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • quickly
  • rapidly
  • swiftly
  • quick
  • fast
  • soon
  • promptly
  • immediately
  • speedily
  • hot
  • briskly
  • swift
  • like gangbusters
  • fleetly
  • at full tilt
  • posthaste
  • apace
  • at full throttle
  • abruptly
  • like wildfire
  • presto
  • in short order
  • pronto
  • by leaps and bounds
  • snappily
  • like a shot
  • impulsively
  • double-quick
  • in a hurry
  • rashly
  • full tilt
  • readily
  • impetuously
  • lickety-split
  • recklessly
  • chop-chop
  • vigorously
  • hell-for-leather
  • suddenly
  • a mile a minute
  • energetically

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • slowly
  • deliberately
  • sluggishly
  • slow
  • belatedly
  • leisurely
  • ploddingly
  • tardily
  • lingeringly
  • laggardly
  • delinquently
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