adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈheɪstɪli/
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CMU ARPABET:HH EY1 S T AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
Soon, shortly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
in a hurried or hasty manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful
hastily, he scanned the headlines
sold in haste and at a sacrifice
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hurriedly, in haste
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English hasty Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English hastily From hasty + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
tələsik
— in a hasty manner
Azerbaijani:
tələsik-tələsik
— in a hasty manner
Azerbaijani:
tez-tələsik
— in a hasty manner
Bengali:
জলদি
(jôldi)
— in a hasty manner
Bulgarian:
прибързано
(pribǎrzano)
— in a hasty manner
Chinese Mandarin:
迅速地
(xùnsù de)
— in a hasty manner
Chinese Mandarin:
快速地
(kuàisù de)
— in a hasty manner
Chinese Mandarin:
急速地
(jísù de)
— in a hasty manner
Chinese Mandarin:
趕快地 /赶快地
(gǎnkuài de)
— in a hasty manner
Chinese Mandarin:
急忙
(jímáng)
— in a hasty manner
Chinese Mandarin:
趕緊 /赶紧
(gǎnjǐn)
— in a hasty manner
Esperanto:
haste
— in a hasty manner
Finnish:
kiireesti
— in a hasty manner
French:
hâtivement
— in a hasty manner
French:
précipitamment
— in a hasty manner
French:
à la hâte
— in a hasty manner
German:
hastig
— in a hasty manner
Ancient Greek:
κραιπνῶς
(kraipnôs)
— in a hasty manner
Italian:
frettolosamente
— in a hasty manner
Italian:
precipitatamente
— in a hasty manner
Japanese:
急いで
(isoide)
— in a hasty manner
Japanese:
急に
(kyū ni)
— in a hasty manner
Korean:
급히
(geuphi)
— in a hasty manner
Korean:
황급히
(hwanggeuphi)
— in a hasty manner
Latin:
properē
— in a hasty manner
Māori:
patiko
— in a hasty manner
Persian:
شتابان
— in a hasty manner
Polish:
naprędce
— in a hasty manner
Polish:
pospiesznie
— in a hasty manner
Polish:
pośpiesznie
— in a hasty manner
Portuguese:
apressadamente
— in a hasty manner
Romanian:
prompt
— in a hasty manner
Russian:
поспе́шно
(pospéšno)
— in a hasty manner
Russian:
торопли́во
(toroplívo)
— in a hasty manner