Hasty \Has"ty\ (h[=a]s"t[y^]), a. [Compar. Hastier
   (-t[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Hastiest.] [Akin to D. haastig, G.,
   Sw., & Dan. hastig. See Haste, n.]
   1. Involving haste; done, made, etc., in haste; as, a hasty
      retreat; a hasty sketch.
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   2. Demanding haste or immediate action. [R.] --Chaucer.
      "Hasty employment." --Shak.
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   3. Moving or acting with haste or in a hurry; hurrying;
      hence, acting without deliberation; precipitate; rash;
      easily excited; eager.
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            Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There
            is more hope of a fool than of him.   --Prov. xxix.
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            The hasty multitude
            Admiring entered.                     --Milton.
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            Be not hasty to go out of his sight.  --Eccl. viii.
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   4. Made or reached without deliberation or due caution; as, a
      hasty conjecture, inference, conclusion, etc., a hasty
      resolution.
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   5. Proceeding from, or indicating, a quick temper.
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            Take no unkindness of his hasty words. --Shak.
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   6. Forward; early; first ripe. [Obs.] "As the hasty fruit
      before the summer." --Is. xxviii. 4.
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