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Hastiest (gcide) | Hasty \Has"ty\ (h[=a]s"t[y^]), a. [Compar. Hastier
(-t[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Hastiest.] [Akin to D. haastig, G.,
Sw., & Dan. hastig. See Haste, n.]
1. Involving haste; done, made, etc., in haste; as, a hasty
retreat; a hasty sketch.
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2. Demanding haste or immediate action. [R.] --Chaucer.
"Hasty employment." --Shak.
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3. Moving or acting with haste or in a hurry; hurrying;
hence, acting without deliberation; precipitate; rash;
easily excited; eager.
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Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There
is more hope of a fool than of him. --Prov. xxix.
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The hasty multitude
Admiring entered. --Milton.
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Be not hasty to go out of his sight. --Eccl. viii.
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4. Made or reached without deliberation or due caution; as, a
hasty conjecture, inference, conclusion, etc., a hasty
resolution.
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5. Proceeding from, or indicating, a quick temper.
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Take no unkindness of his hasty words. --Shak.
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6. Forward; early; first ripe. [Obs.] "As the hasty fruit
before the summer." --Is. xxviii. 4.
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