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Has"ten (hs"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hastened (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Hastening (-'n*ng).] To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry.

I would hasten my escape from the windy storm.

Ps. lv. 8.

Has"ten, v. i. To move with celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily or quickly; to go quickly.

I hastened to the spot whence the noise came.

De Foe.

Has"ten*er (-r), n. 1. One who hastens.

2. That which hastens; especially, a stand or reflector used for confining the heat of the fire to meat while roasting before it.

Has"tif (hs"tf), a. [OF. See Hastive.] Hasty. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Has"tif*ly, adv. [Obs.]

Has"tile (hs"tl or -tl), a. [L. hasta a spear.] (Bot.) Same as Hastate. Gray.

Has"ti*ly (hs"t*l), adv. [From Hasty.] 1. In haste; with speed or quickness; speedily; nimbly.

2. Without due reflection; precipitately; rashly.

We hastily engaged in the war.

Swift.

3. Passionately; impatiently. Shak.

Has"ti*ness, n. The quality or state of being hasty; haste; precipitation; rashness; quickness of temper.

Has"tings (-tngz), n. pl. [From Haste, v.] Early fruit or vegetables; especially, early pease. Mortimer.

Has"tings sands` (sndz`). (Geol.) The lower group of the Wealden formation; -- so called from its development around Hastings, in Sussex, England.

Has"tive (-tv), a. [OF. hastif. See Haste, n., and cf. Hastif.] Forward; early; -- said of fruits. [Obs.]

Has"ty (hs"t), a. [Compar. Hastier (-t*r); superl. Hastiest.] [Akin to D. haastig, G., Sw., & Dan. hastig. See Haste, n.] 1. Involving haste; done, made, etc., in haste; as, a hasty retreat; a hasty sketch.

2. Demanding haste or immediate action. [R.] Chaucer. "Hasty employment." Shak.

3. Moving or acting with haste or in a hurry; hurrying; hence, acting without deliberation; precipitate; rash; easily excited; eager.

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Prov. xxix. 20.

The hasty multitude Admiring entered.

Milton.

Be not hasty to go out of his sight.

Eccl. viii. 3.