Standard Lemma guide

hastily

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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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
  • Spanish: de prisa — in a hasty manner
  • Spanish: atropelladamente — in a hasty manner
  • Spanish: apresuradamente — in a hasty manner
  • Turkish: aceleyle — in a hasty manner
  • Walloon: raddimint — in a hasty manner
  • Walloon: al varade — in a hasty manner