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单词 hastiness
释义

hasty

adjective

ˈhā-stē How to pronounce hasty (audio)
hastier; hastiest
1
a
: done or made in a hurry
hasty city-street snapshots R. B. Heilman
b
: fast and typically superficial
made a hasty examination of the wound
c
archaic : rapid in action or movement : speedy
2
: acting too quickly : overly eager or impatient
realized he had been hasty in quitting his job
3
: exhibiting a lack of careful thought or consideration : precipitate, rash
We don't want to make any hasty decisions.
4
: prone to anger : irritable
a hasty temperament
hastiness noun

Synonyms

  • cursory
  • drive-by
  • flying
  • gadarene
  • headlong
  • helter-skelter
  • hurried
  • overhasty
  • pell-mell
  • precipitate
  • precipitous
  • rash
  • rushed
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Example Sentences

I made a hasty sketch of the scene. Seeing the dog, the cat made a hasty retreat up a tree. We don't want to make any hasty decisions. He later realized that he was too hasty in his decision to quit.
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Word History

Etymology

see haste entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c

Kids Definition

hasty

adjective

ˈhā-stē How to pronounce hasty (audio)
hastier; hastiest
1
: done or made in a hurry
a hasty trip
2
: made, done, or decided without proper care and thought
a hasty decision

hastiness

noun

as in hustle
excited and often showy or disorderly speed several council members objected to the hastiness with which the proposal was brought to a vote

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hustle
  • haste
  • rush
  • hurry
  • precipitation
  • impulsiveness
  • scramble
  • precipitousness
  • rashness
  • impetuousness
  • speed
  • impulsivity
  • quickness
  • bustle
  • swiftness
  • impetuosity
  • rapidity
  • promptness
  • dash
  • scurry
  • scuttle
  • promptitude
  • stampede
  • hotheadedness
  • celerity
  • speediness
  • velocity
  • stir
  • expedition
  • flutter
  • rapidness
  • beeline
  • flurry
  • fleetness
  • expeditiousness
  • dispatch
  • fastness
  • whirl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • deliberateness
  • slowness
  • deliberation
  • lateness
  • procrastination
  • lethargy
  • dilatoriness
  • inaction
  • inertia
  • sluggishness
  • languor
  • inertness
  • torpor
  • inactivity
  • pokiness
  • quiescence
  • leisureliness
  • dormancy
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