hasty: Meaning and Definition of

hast•y

Pronunciation: (hā'stē), [key]
— hast•i•er, hast•i•est.
  1. moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
  2. made or done with haste or speed: a hasty visit.
  3. unduly quick; precipitate; rash: a hasty decision.
  4. brief; fleeting; slight; superficial: a hasty glance.
  5. impatient; impetuous; thoughtless; injudicious: hasty words.
  6. easily irritated or angered; irascible: a hasty temper.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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