hasty

UK: /ˈheɪsti/ US: /ˈheɪsti/ ,(hā′stē)

Inflections of 'hasty' (adj):

hastier

adj comparative

hastiest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

hast•y /ˈheɪsti/   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 

1. moving, acting, or done with haste:
   a hasty visit.
2. too quick; rash:
   regretted his hasty decision.

hast•i•ly /ˈheɪstəli/  adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

hast•y  (hā′stē), adj., 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.

• Middle French hasti, hastif; see haste, -ive
• Middle English 1300–50

hast′i•ly, adv. 
hast′i•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. swift, rapid, fast, fleet, brisk.
• 3. foolhardy, reckless, headlong.
• 6. testy, touchy, fiery, excitable, irritable.

Antonyms

• 1. slow.
• 3. deliberate.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

hasty / ˈheɪstɪ/ adjective ( -tier, -tiest)

1. rapid; swift; quick
2. excessively or rashly quick
3. short-tempered
4. showing irritation or anger

ˈhastily adverb

ˈhastiness noun