hastiest

Variant of hasty

adjective hastier, hastiest

  1. done or made with haste; quick; hurried: a hasty lunch
  2. done or made too quickly and with too little thought; rash; impetuous
  3. short-tempered
  4. showing irritation or impatience

Origin: ME hasti < OFr hasti, hastif: see haste

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