Definition of haste
Nouns
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
"he soon regretted his haste"
- Synonyms:
- hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, precipitation
- Types:
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abruptness, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitousness, suddenness
the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
Vocabulary Lists for haste
Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island »(2273 words)
Vocabulary study guide for Robert Louis Stevenson's...
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 16-24 »(619 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
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Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales - Beginning »(773 words)
Vocabulary words from The Canterbury Tales, from...
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Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage - Chapters 1 -6 »(668 words)
A complete vocabulary list form Stephen Crane's The Red...
- regiment
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James Joyce's "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" »(561 words)
Vocabulary study list from James Joyce's "Portrait of...
- prefect
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