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[ adverb ] in a hurried or hasty manner
Examples "the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful" "hastily, he scanned the headlines" "sold in haste and at a sacrifice" Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)To forestall any change of allegiance , the Democrats hastily organised a testimonial banquet for O_'_Banion , as public reward for his past services and as a reminder of where his loyalties lay . (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)Dismounting , Russ looked about hastily . Related terms |
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