hasty

 
Pronunciation: /ˈheɪsti/

adjective (hastier, hastiest)

  • done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried: a hasty attempt to defuse the situation hasty decisions
  • acting with excessive speed or insufficient consideration: don’t be too hasty in criticizing a colleague
  • archaic quick-tempered.

Derivatives

hastiness

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French hasti, hastif, from haste (see haste)