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[syn: hurriedly, hastily, in haste]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hastily \Has"ti*ly\ (h[=a]s"t[i^]*l[y^]), adv. [From Hasty.]
1. In haste; with speed or quickness; speedily; nimbly.
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2. Without due reflection; precipitately; rashly.
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We hastily engaged in the war. --Swift.
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3. Passionately; impatiently. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hastily
adv 1: in a hurried or hasty manner; "the way they buried him so
hurriedly was disgraceful"; "hastily, he scanned the
headlines"; "sold in haste and at a sacrifice" [syn:
hurriedly, hastily, in haste] [ant: unhurriedly]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
130 Moby Thesaurus words for "hastily":
a corps perdu, abruptly, agilely, amain, apace, at flank speed,
at half cock, at once, bang, by forced marches, carelessly,
cursorily, dash, desperately, directly, double-quick,
expeditiously, fast, feverishly, flat-out, furiously,
hand over fist, hand over hand, happen what may, head over heels,
headfirst, headforemost, headlong, heedlessly, heels over head,
hell for leather, hell-bent, hell-bent for election,
helter-skelter, holus-bolus, hotfoot, hotheadedly, hurriedly,
hurry-scurry, immediately, impetuously, impulsively, in a flash,
in a rush, in a wink, in double time, in double-quick time,
in high, in high gear, in passing, in seven-league boots,
incautiously, instantaneously, instantly, lickety-cut,
lickety-split, like a flash, like a shot, like a thunderbolt,
like crazy, like greased lightning, like mad, madly, nimbly,
of a sudden, on short notice, on the double, on the run,
overeagerly, overenthusiastically, overhastily, oversoon,
overzealously, pell-mell, plop, plump, plunk, pop, post, posthaste,
precipitantly, precipitately, precipitously, prematurely, promptly,
pronto, quick, quickly, ramble-scramble, rapidly, rashly,
recklessly, right away, sharp, slam-bang, slap, slap-bang,
slapdash, smack, snappily, speedily, startlingly, sudden, suddenly,
superficially, surprisingly, swiftly, thoughtlessly, too early,
too soon, trippingly, unawares, under forced draft, unexpectedly,
unpremeditatedly, unthinkingly, untimely, wantonly, whip and spur,
wildly, with a rush, with all haste, with dispatch,
with giant strides, with haste, with rapid strides, with speed,
without delay, without notice, without warning