adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Too hasty. not-comparable

   "I realized that I had been overhasty in selecting a dance partner when my toes were trodden on yet again."

Adjective

1. 1
   done with very great haste and without due deliberation wordnet

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Example

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"I realized that I had been overhasty in selecting a dance partner when my toes were trodden on yet again."

Etymology

From over- + hasty.

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