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[ noun ] overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
Synonyms Examples "he soon regretted his haste" Used in print (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)In its propagandistic and commercial haste to discover our folk heritage , the public has remained ignorant of definitions such as this . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)While the Daily_Post continued to accuse Republicans and the Daily_Journal continued to accuse Democrats , the Woonsocket_Patriot complained that the Virginia authorities showed indecent and cowardly haste to condemn Brown and his men . The Providence_Daily_Post thought that there were probably good reasons for the haste in which the trial was being conducted and that the only thing gained by a delay would be calmer feelings . The editor 's main criticism of the trial was the haste with which it was conducted . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
Examples "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" Used in print (Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)Blood gushed from his nose , and he backed_off as rapidly as he could , stumbling over his own feet in his frantic haste to get_away from Curt 's fists . |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 30298
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