- hastily
- adverb Date: 14th century in haste ; hurriedly
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Hastily — Has ti*ly (h[=a]s t[i^]*l[y^]), adv. [From {Hasty}.] 1. In haste; with speed or quickness; speedily; nimbly. [1913 Webster] 2. Without due reflection; precipitately; rashly. [1913 Webster] We hastily engaged in the war. Swift. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hastily — index instantly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hastily — c.1300, quickly, from HASTY (Cf. hasty) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Meaning without due consideration is 1580s … Etymology dictionary
hastily — [adv] with great speed agilely, apace, carelessly, double quick, expeditiously, fast, flat out*, heedlessly, hurriedly, impetuously, impulsively, lickety split*, nimbly, on spur of the moment*, posthaste, precipitately, prematurely, promptly,… … New thesaurus
hastily — hast|i|ly [ˈheıstıli] adv written quickly, perhaps too quickly = ↑hurriedly ▪ a hastily arranged news conference ▪ Don t worry, Jenny added hastily. I checked with Lizzie first. ▪ I may have acted hastily … Dictionary of contemporary English
hastily — adverb In a hasty manner; quickly, hurriedly. she with liquors strong his eyes did steepe, / That nothing should him hastily awake [...] … Wiktionary
hastily — adv. Hastily is used with these verbs: ↑abandon, ↑add, ↑apologize, ↑arrange, ↑assemble, ↑back, ↑clear, ↑draft, ↑erect, ↑gather, ↑improvise, ↑interrupt, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
hastily — hasty ► ADJECTIVE (hastier, hastiest) ▪ done or acting with haste; hurried. DERIVATIVES hastily adverb hastiness noun … English terms dictionary
hastily — adverb in a hurried or hasty manner (Freq. 8) 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: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hastily formed network — A hastily formed network is a computer network formed in response to a crisis or disaster. Relief aid is usually provided by larger computer companies and volunteers. The ability to form multi organizational networks rapidly is crucial to… … Wikipedia
