Meaning of HASTINESS
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- [n] hasty impulsiveness
- [n] overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
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| | Synonyms: | | haste, hurriedness, hurry, precipitation |
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| | See Also: | | abruptness, fastness, impulsiveness, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, speed, suddenness, swiftness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Has"ti*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being hasty; haste; precipitation;
rashness; quickness of temper.
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| | Related Terms: | | abandon, abruptness, alacrity, careless abandon, carelessness, casualness, cursoriness, desperateness, devil-may-careness, disregardfulness, easiness, expeditiousness, fecklessness, feverishness, forgetfulness, forwardness, furiousness, haste, heedlessness, hotheadedness, hurriedness, impatience, impetuosity, impetuousness, improvidence, impulse, impulsiveness, inconsiderateness, inconsideration, indifference, insouciance, lack of foresight, lax stewardship, laziness, negligence, oblivion, offhandedness, overeagerness, overenthusiasm, overhastiness, overzealousness, perfunctoriness, poor husbandry, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitation, precipitousness, precociousness, precocity, prematureness, prematurity, promptness, quickness, rashness, recklessness, regardlessness, rush, shiftlessness, speed, sprezzatura, suddenness, swiftness, tactlessness, thoughtlessness, thriftlessness, unheedfulness, unmindfulness, unpreparedness, unreadiness, unsolicitousness, unsolicitude, unthinkingness, untimeliness, wantonness, wildness |
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