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overhasty

[ oh-ver-hey-stee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; over-, hasty

“It may have been overhasty, in hindsight,” the official says.

If you want him yourself—and so it appears—now it can be brought about; only I should not be overhasty in your case.

So he drew back and waited awhile, thinking he had been overhasty.

"You are overhasty, and forget yourself, Pedro," he said at length.

I have come to the conclusion, young ladies, that I was overhasty in my judgment.

He did, indeed, blame the Egyptian's overhasty action; but he gave no orders for following up the galley.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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