Hastily vs. Rashly — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Hastily and Rashly
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Definitions
Hastily➦
Done or made without due consideration or attention; precipitate or cursory
A hasty decision.
A hasty conclusion.
Rashly➦
Resulting from or acting with ill-considered haste or boldness.
Hastily➦
Done or made rapidly due to pressing circumstances
Beat a hasty retreat.
Bid a hasty goodbye.
Rashly➦
In a rash manner; hastily or without due consideration; with precipitation.
Hastily➦
Acting with too much speed or haste; hurried
Don't be too hasty in taking sides.
Rashly➦
In a rash manner; with precipitation.
He that doth anything rashly, must do it willingly; for he was free to deliberate or not.
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Hastily➦
Impatient or rudely abrupt
"Oh, what would I not give if I had been less hasty with her! It is dreadful to remember that I spoke to her as a servant whom I expected to obey me" (Wilkie Collins).
Rashly➦
In a hasty and foolhardy manner;
He fell headlong in love with his cousin
Hastily➦
In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.
Hastily➦
(obsolete) Soon, shortly.
Hastily➦
In haste; with speed or quickness; speedily; nimbly.
Hastily➦
Without due reflection; precipitately; rashly.
We hastily engaged in the war.
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Hastily➦
Passionately; impatiently.
Hastily➦
In a hurried or hasty manner;
The way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful
Hastily, he scanned the headlines
Sold in haste and at a sacrifice
