Dictionary Definition
hastily adv : in a hurried or hasty manner; "the
way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful"; "hastily, he
scanned the headlines"; "sold in haste and at a sacrifice" [syn:
hurriedly, in haste] [ant:
unhurriedly]
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English
Pronunciation
Adverb
- In a hasty manner.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
a corps perdu, abruptly, agilely, amain, apace, at flank speed, at half
cock, at once, bang, by
forced marches, carelessly, cursorily, dash, desperately, directly, double-quick,
expeditiously,
fast, feverishly, flat-out,
furiously, hand over
fist, hand over hand, happen what may, head over heels, headfirst, headforemost, headlong, heedlessly, heels over head,
hell for leather, hell-bent, hell-bent for election,
helter-skelter, holus-bolus, hotfoot, hotheadedly, hurriedly, hurry-scurry,
immediately,
impetuously,
impulsively, in a
flash, in a rush, in a wink, in double time, in double-quick time,
in high, in high gear, in passing, in seven-league boots, incautiously, instantaneously,
instantly,
lickety-cut, lickety-split, like a flash, like a shot, like a
thunderbolt, like crazy, like greased lightning, like mad, madly, nimbly, of a sudden, on short
notice, on the double, on the run, overeagerly, overenthusiastically,
overhastily,
oversoon, overzealously, pell-mell,
plop, plump, plunk, pop, post, posthaste, precipitantly, precipitately, precipitously, prematurely, promptly, pronto, quick, quickly, ramble-scramble,
rapidly, rashly, recklessly, right away,
sharp, slam-bang, slap, slap-bang, slapdash, smack, snappily, speedily, startlingly, sudden, suddenly, superficially, surprisingly, swiftly, thoughtlessly, too early,
too soon, trippingly,
unawares, under forced
draft, unexpectedly, unpremeditatedly,
unthinkingly,
untimely, wantonly, whip and spur,
wildly, with a rush, with
all haste, with dispatch, with giant strides, with haste, with
rapid strides, with speed, without delay, without notice, without
warning