'Hastily' definitions:
Definition of 'hastily'
(from WordNet)
adverb
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]
Definition of 'Hastily'
From: GCIDE
- Hastily \Has"ti*ly\ (h[=a]s"t[i^]*l[y^]), adv. [From Hasty.]
- 1. In haste; with speed or quickness; speedily; nimbly. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Without due reflection; precipitately; rashly. [1913 Webster]
- We hastily engaged in the war. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Passionately; impatiently. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hastily'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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