Definition for HAST'I-LY

HAST'I-LY, adv. [See Hasty.]

  1. In haste; with speed or quickness; speedily; nimbly. Half clothed, half naked, hastily retire. Dryden.
  2. Rashly; precipitately; without due reflection. We hastily engaged in the war. Swift.
  3. Passionately; under sudden excitement of passion.

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