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Hasty

HASTY, a. Quick; speedy; opposed to slow. Be not hasty to go out of his sight. Eccl 8. 1. Eager precipitate; rash; opposed to deliberate. See st thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a f...

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HASTY, a. Quick; speedy; opposed to slow.

Be not hasty to go out of his sight. Eccl 8.

1. Eager precipitate; rash; opposed to deliberate.

See st thou a man that is hasty in his words?

There is more hope of a fool than of him. Prov 29.

2. Irritable; easily excited to wrath; passionate.

He that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. Prov 14.

3. Early ripe; forward; as hasty fruit. Isa 28.

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