NSW Selective & Scholarship
Hasty
adjective/HAY-stee/
Done in a hurry, often too quickly to be careful or wise.
In contextShe made a hasty exit when she heard the lunch bell ring.
Remember it
Hasty holds 'haste' — doing something in such haste it turns careless.
Use it well
Use it when speed causes mistakes; it often carries a hint of being too quick.