Hasty - definition, pronunciation, transcription
adjective
hasty makeshifts take the place of planning
rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion
Extra examples
I made a hasty sketch of the scene.
Seeing the dog, the cat made a hasty retreat up a tree.
We don't want to make any hasty decisions.
He later realized that he was too hasty in his decision to quit.
He sketched a hasty plan.
He soon regretted his hasty decision.
...Casanova made a hasty retreat from the woman's bedroom, with the infuriate husband in hot pursuit....
She gulped down her drink and made a hasty exit.
They should beware of making hasty decisions.
Business leaders are cautioning against hasty action that would hamper flexibility.
Donald Wood's hasty flight from South Africa early in 1978
Let's not be hasty - sit down for a moment.
I saw my aunt coming and beat a hasty retreat.
Let's keep a sense of proportion, and not rush to any hasty conclusions.
He beat a hasty retreat when he spotted me.
Word forms
comparative: hastier
superlative: hastiest
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