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Pronunciation : Has"ty
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Akin to D. haastig, G., Sw., & Dan. hastig. See Haste, n.]
Definition : 1. Involving haste; done, made, etc., in haste; as, a hasty sketch.

2. Demanding haste or immediate action. [R.] Chaucer. "Hasty employment." Shak.

3. Moving or acting with haste or in a hurry; hurrying; hence, acting without deliberation; precipitate; rash; easily excited; eager.

4. Made or reached without deliberation or due caution; as, a hasty conjecture, inference, conclusion, etc., a hasty resolution.

5.

Defn: Proceeding from, or indicating, a quick temper. Take no unkindness of his hasty words. Shak

6. Forward; early; first ripe. [Obs.] "As the hasty fruit before the summer." Is. xxviii. 4.

[Compar. Hastier; superl. Hastiest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913