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hast·y

hasty

 
pronunciation:
heI sti
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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
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
derivations: hastily (adv.), hastiness (n.)
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