Haste

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Origin

Middle English, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hǣst violence

Definitions

  • 1: rapidity of motion : swiftness
  • 2: rash or headlong action : precipitateness <the beauty of speed uncontaminated by haste — Harper's>
  • 3: undue eagerness to act
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See also