hasty

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hasty

He made a hasty decision and left the room.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Done with excessive speed or urgency; rushed: Describes actions, decisions, or movements that are performed too quickly, often without sufficient thought or preparation.
    • Characterized by quick temper or irritability: Describes a person who is easily angered or acts impulsively due to impatience.
Examples of Usage

  • Done with excessive speed:

    • He made a hasty exit from the meeting.
    • The army beat a hasty retreat.
    • Hasty preparations were made for the unexpected guests.

  • Done without due deliberation:

    • She later regretted her hasty decision to quit her job.
    • Avoid hasty judgments about people you've just met.

  • Quick-tempered:

    • He is known for his hasty temper.
Advanced Usage

  • "Hasty generalization": A logical fallacy where a conclusion is drawn from insufficient evidence.

    • The argument was dismissed as a hasty generalization.

  • "Hasty pudding": A simple, quick-cooking pudding, often made from flour or cornmeal.

    • The name refers to the speed with which it can be prepared.
Variants and Related Words

  • Hastily (adverb): In a hurried or rushed manner.

    • She hastily packed her bags.

  • Hastiness (noun): The quality or state of being hasty.

    • The hastiness of the action led to several mistakes.
Synonyms
  • Rash: Acting without careful consideration of the possible consequences.
  • Precipitate: Done with sudden or rash haste.
  • Cursory: Performed rapidly and without attention to detail.
  • Impetuous: Acting or done quickly and without thought or care.
  • Headlong: In a rush; with reckless haste.
Antonyms
  • Deliberate: Done consciously and intentionally; careful and slow.
  • Leisurely: Acting or done at leisure; unhurried or relaxed.
  • Measured: Done with careful consideration and restraint.
Related Phrases

  • Beat a hasty retreat: To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or an unpleasant situation.

    • When the alarm sounded, we had to beat a hasty retreat.

  • Make a hasty departure: To leave very quickly.

    • The news forced him to make a hasty departure.
hasty

He made a hasty decision and left the room.

Adjective
  1. done with very great haste and without due deliberation
    • hasty marriage seldom proveth well- Shakespeare
    • hasty makeshifts take the place of planning- Arthur Geddes
    • rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion
    • wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king
  2. excessively quick
    • made a hasty exit
    • a headlong rush to sell

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