hasty

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Characterized by speed; rapid. See synonyms at fast¹.
2. Done or made too quickly to be accurate or wise; rash: a hasty decision. See synonyms at impetuous.
3. Easily angered; irritable.

hastily hast'i·ly adv.
hastiness hast'i·ness n.

adjective

1. Accomplished in very little time: brief, expeditious, fast, flying, hurried, quick, rapid, short, speedy, swift. See fast/slow/velocity.
2. Characterized by unthinking boldness and haste: brash, foolhardy, harum-scarum, headlong, hotheaded, ill-considered, impetuous, improvident, impulsive, incautious, madcap, precipitant, precipitate, rash¹, reckless, slapdash, temerarious, unconsidered. See careful/careless.

adj

Definition: speedy; without much thought
Antonyms: delayed, lazy, lingering, loitering, slow

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IN BRIEF: Done in a hurry or too quickly and without proper thought.

One cool judgment is worth a dozen hasty councils. — Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924)

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hastig, forhastet, overilet, hidsig, opfarende

Nederlands (Dutch)
haastig, overhaastig, onoverwogen, spoedeisend, rap, onbesuisd, in een vloek en een zucht

Français (French)
adj. - précipité, rapide (un repas), fait à la hâte, inconsidéré, hâtif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - eilig, hastig, unüberlegt, übereilt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βιαστικός, εσπευσμένος, απερίσκεπτος, αβασάνιστος, οξύθυμος

Italiano (Italian)
affrettato, frettoloso, precipitato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ligeiro, precipitado, temporão

Русский (Russian)
поспешный, опрометчивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - rápido, ligero, precipitado, irreflexivo, inconsiderado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hastig, förhastad, hetsig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
匆匆的, 急忙的, 轻率的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 匆匆的, 急忙的, 輕率的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 성급한, 경솔한, 잘 화내는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 急な, 性急な, 軽率な, 慌ただしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سريع, منجز بعجله, مستعجل, متعجل, متلهف, فاقد الصبر, متهور, طائش, سريع الغضب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מהיר, פזיז, נמהר‬

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