hastily
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hast·y
(hā′stē)adj. hast·i·er, hast·i·est
1. Done or made with haste, especially:
a. Done or made without due consideration or attention; precipitate or cursory: a hasty decision; a hasty conclusion. See Synonyms at impetuous.
b. Done or made rapidly due to pressing circumstances: beat a hasty retreat; bid a hasty goodbye.
2.
a. Acting with too much speed or haste; hurried: Don't be too hasty in taking sides.
b. Impatient or rudely abrupt: "Oh, what would I not give if I had been less hasty with her! It is dreadful to remember that I spoke to her as a servant whom I expected to obey me" (Wilkie Collins).
hast′i·ly adv.
hast′i·ness n.
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| Adv. | 1. | hastily - in a hurried or hasty manner; "the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful"; "hastily, he scanned the headlines"; "sold in haste and at a sacrifice" |
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hastily
adverb
1. quickly, fast, rapidly, promptly, straightaway, speedily, apace, pronto (informal), double-quick, hotfoot, pdq (slang), posthaste He said goodnight hastily.
2. hurriedly, rashly, precipitately, recklessly, too quickly, on the spur of the moment, impulsively, impetuously, heedlessly I decided that nothing should be done hastily.
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Translations
باسْتِعْجال، بِسُرْعَه، بِتَسَرُّعبِعَجَلَة
chvatněspěšně
hastigtoverilet
hätäisesti
na brzinu
fljótfærnislega
急いで
급히
naglo
skyndsamt
อย่างรีบเร่ง
aceleyletelaşla
vội vàng
hastily
[ˈheɪstɪlɪ] ADV1. (= hurriedly) → de prisa, apresuradamente
I hastily suggested that → me apresuré a sugerir que ...
I hastily suggested that → me apresuré a sugerir que ...
2. (= rashly) [speak] → precipitadamente; [judge] → a la ligera
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
hastily
[ˈheɪstɪli] adv [act, prepare, arrange] → à la hâte, précipitammentHe hastily changed the subject
BUT Il s'est empressé de changer de sujet.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hastily
adv
(= hurriedly) arranged → eilig; examine, glance → flüchtig; dress, dash, eat, drink → hastig; (= quickly) say, add → schnell, eilig
(= too quickly) act, decide, thought out → überstürzt, übereilt; judge, speak → vorschnell; the decision was hastily made → die Entscheidung war übereilt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
hastily
[ˈheɪstɪlɪ] adv (hurriedly) → in (gran) fretta, in fretta e furia; (without thinking) → senza riflettere, precipitosamentehe hastily suggested that ... → s'è affrettato a proporre che...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
haste
(heist) noun (too much) speed. Your work shows signs of haste – there are too many mistakes in it.
hasten (ˈheisn) verb1. to (cause to) move with speed. He hastened towards me; We must hasten the preparations.
2. to do at once. He hastened to add an explanation.
ˈhasty adjective1. done etc in a hurry. a hasty snack.
2. acting or done with too much speed and without thought. She is too hasty – she should think carefully before making such an important decision; a hasty decision.
3. easily made angry. a hasty temper.
ˈhastily adverbˈhastiness noun
in haste
in a hurry; quickly. I am writing in haste before leaving for the airport.
make haste to hurry.
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hastily
→ بِعَجَلَة spěšně hastigt hastig βιαστικά apresuradamente hätäisesti précipitamment na brzinu frettolosamente 急いで 급히 haastig raskt pośpiesznie apressadamente поспешно skyndsamt อย่างรีบเร่ง telaşla vội vàng 轻率地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009