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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]