Hastily
/ˈheɪstɪli/noun
In a hurried or rushed manner.
Did you know?Hasty ultimately comes from Old French *haste*, a word for urgency or speed, probably borrowed from a Germanic source related to the idea of being driven or compelled.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*haistiz
“A reconstructed Germanic form associated with urgency or violence; its exact relationship to later *haste* is debated.”
11th–12th Century
Old French
haste
“Urgency, speed, or impetuosity.”
13th Century
Anglo-French
haste
“Urgency or hurried action, adopted into English usage.”
14th Century
Middle English
hast(e)
“Speed, urgency, or impetuous action.”
15th Century
English
hasty
“Characterized by haste; hurried or rash.”
Modern English
English
hastily
“In a hurried or rushed manner; formed from *hasty* plus the adverbial suffix *-ly*.”
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