hastily
in a hurried or hasty manner
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,507 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,128 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- in a hurried or hasty manner also: hurriedly, in haste the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgracefulhastily, he scanned the headlines
hastily in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She hastily dried her eyes and smoothed her hair.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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And hastily darting among the trees, he disappeared from view.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1
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The giant then hastily rejoined his prey, and, seizing her in his arms, he plunged her into the sea.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Then she burst into open laughter, while Mina rushed ashore and hastily began to dress behind a close screen of undergrowth.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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Sometimes she lamented that she had spoken hastily and harshly, thinking that, had she known all, she might have found him blameless.
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 02 · Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner · Chapter 1