What does hastily mean?
Hastily means In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly..
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/ˈheɪstɪli/ · adverb
In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly..
The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
The last occasion on which the Kaiser [Wilhelm II] used this train was for an inglorious journey into Holland towards the end of the 1914 war. He spent the night in it at Eysden [Eijsden], while the Queen of the Netherlands and a hastily summoned Cabinet debated what to do with him.
Eudemis moved hastily but as unobtrusively as he could through the gaping crowd[.]
she with liquors strong his eyes did steepe, / That nothing should him hastily awake [...].
Use hastily when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hastily means In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly..
Common synonyms include hurriedly, in haste.
Possible antonyms include unhurriedly, crossing.
The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
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