Hasty
61hasty — adj. (hastier, hastiest) 1 hurried; acting too quickly or hurriedly. 2 said, made, or done too quickly or too soon; rash, unconsidered. 3 quick tempered. Derivatives: hastily adv. hastiness n. Etymology: ME f. OF hasti, hastif (as HASTE, IVE) …
62HMS Hasty — Hasty Technische Daten …
63HMS Hasty (H24) — Hasty …
64hasty attack — In land operations, an attack in which preparation time is traded for speed in order to exploit an opportunity. See also deliberate attack …
65hasty breaching — The rapid creation of a route through a minefield, barrier, or fortification by any expedient method …
66hasty breaching (land mine warfare) — The creation of lanes through enemy minefields by expedient methods such as blasting with demolitions, pushing rollers or disabled vehicles through the minefields when the time factor does not permit detailed reconnaissance, deliberate breaching …
67hasty crossing — The crossing of an inland water obstacle using the crossing means at hand or those readily available, and made without pausing for elaborate preparations. See also deliberate crossing …
68hasty defense — A defense normally organized while in contact with the enemy or when contact is imminent and time available for the organization is limited. It is characterized by improvement of the natural defensive strength of the terrain by utilization of… …
69hasty pudding — noun Date: 1599 1. British a porridge of oatmeal or flour boiled in water 2. New England a. cornmeal mush b. Indian pudding …
70hasty pudding — 1. New England. cornmeal mush. 2. Chiefly Brit. a dish made of flour or oatmeal stirred into seasoned boiling water or milk and quickly cooked. [1590 1600] * * * …
