word
Hasty
HAY-stee
/ˈheɪstiː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
hasty
Dictionary meaning
Excessively quick.
Examples
- Made a hasty exit.
- Hasty marriage seldom proveth well- Shakespeare.
Synonyms: headlong
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