Hastiness
/ˈheɪ.sti.nəs/noun
The quality of acting or speaking too quickly and without enough thought.
Did you know?Hastiness comes from the same ancient Germanic root as 'haste,' and that root traces back to a Proto-Indo-European idea meaning to press or urge on — language built around acceleration and force.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kē-
“to drive, set in motion, urge”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*kastaz
“rush, hurry”
Old English
English
hæst
“haste, speed, urgency”
Middle English
English
hasti
“quick, hurried”
14th Century
English
hastinesse
“the quality of being hasty or hurried”
Modern English
English
hastiness
“the quality of acting too quickly or impulsively”
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