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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 2. Demanding haste or immediate action. [R.] --Chaucer. "Hasty employment." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Moving or acting with haste or in a hurry; hurrying; hence, acting without deliberation; precipitate; rash; easily excited; eager. [1913 Webster] Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him. --Prov. xxix. 20. [1913 Webster] The hasty multitude Admiring entered. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Be not hasty to go out of his sight. --Eccl. viii. 3. [1913 Webster] 4. Made or reached without deliberation or due caution; as, a hasty conjecture, inference, conclusion, etc., a hasty resolution. [1913 Webster] 5. Proceeding from, or indicating, a quick temper. [1913 Webster] Take no unkindness of his hasty words. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 6. Forward; early; first ripe. [Obs.] "As the hasty fruit before the summer." --Is. xxviii. 4. [1913 Webster]