• Hastily

    Pronunciation

    Origin

    hasty + -ly

    Full definition of hastily

    Adverb

    hastily

    1. In a hasty manner; quickly, hurriedly.
      • 1922, Ben Travers, A Cuckoo in the Nest Chapter 5, The departure was not unduly prolonged....Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
    2. (obsolete) Soon, shortly.

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