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hast·y
 hasty
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- pronunciation:
- heI
sti
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
hastier, hastiest |
| definition 1: |
fast or quick; hurried.
Seeing he was in the wrong room, he made a hasty exit.- synonyms:
- fast, hurried, quick, rapid, swift
- antonyms:
- slow
- similar words:
- headlong, prompt
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| definition 2: |
too quick or careless.
He did a hasty job on his homework and made several mistakes.- synonyms:
- rash
- antonyms:
- deliberate
- similar words:
- hurried, swift
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| related words: |
fast, immediate, premature, quick, snap, sudden |
| derivations: |
hastily (adv.), hastiness (n.) |
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