Definitions for hasty
ˈheɪ stihasty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hasty, headlongadjective

   excessively quick

   "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

2. hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant, precipitousadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. hastyadjective

   Acting in haste; being too hurried or quick. (e.g. Without much thinking about it they made a hasty decision to buy it.)

2. Etymology: hastif (Modern hâtif), from.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hastyadjective

   Etymology: hastif, French, from haste; haestig, Dutch.

   1. Quick; speedy.

   Is all the counsel that we two have shar’d,
   The sisters vows, the hours that we have spent,
   When we have chid the hasty footed time
   For parting us. William Shakespeare, Midsummer Night’s Dream.

   2. Passionate; vehement.

   He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. Prov. xiv. 29.

   3. Rash; precipitate.

   Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him. Prov. xxix. 20.

   Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God. Eccl. v. 2.

   4. Early ripe.

   Beauty shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the Summer. Is. xxviii. 4.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hasty

   Hasty refers to something done or acting very quickly, often too quickly, with excessive speed or urgency. It can also imply a lack of care or thoughtfulness in actions, decisions, or judgements.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Hastynoun

   involving haste; done, made, etc., in haste; as, a hasty sketch

2. Hastynoun

   demanding haste or immediate action

3. Hastynoun

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

4. Hastynoun

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

5. Hastynoun

   proceeding from, or indicating, a quick temper

6. Hastynoun

   forward; early; first ripe

7. Etymology: [Akin to D. haastig, G., Sw., & Dan. hastig. See Haste, n.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hasty

   Hasty is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office located in Bent County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 144. The Hasty Post Office has the ZIP Code 81044.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HASTY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hasty is ranked #5244 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hasty surname appeared 6,654 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Hasty.
   
   84.7% or 5,642 total occurrences were White.
   10.7% or 715 total occurrences were Black.
   2% or 138 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 99 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 31 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 29 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Anagrams for hasty »

1. sayth

2. yasht

How to pronounce hasty?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hasty in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hasty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of hasty in a Sentence

1. Michelle Hanisee:

   Governor Newsom, who supported the failed initiative to end the death penalty in 2006, is usurping the express will of California voters and substituting his personal preferences via this hasty and ill-considered moratorium on the death penalty.

2. Ryan Knauss:

   You can't have a hasty withdrawal after 20 years of war, because it's beyond me.

3. Gregory Copeland:

   This decision is also a reminder that the judiciary can still serve as a powerful check when other branches of government make hasty, cruel and reckless decisions.

4. Wilfred Owen:

   What passing bells for these who die as cattleOnly the monstrous anger of the guns.Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattleCan patter out their hasty orisons.

5. House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler:

   We can not simply rely on what may be a hasty, partisan interpretation of the facts.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hasty
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hasty
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hasty
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hasty
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hasty
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html