unhasty

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈheɪsti/ UK /ʌnˈheɪsti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not hurried; deliberate and measured

He made an unhasty decision after weeks of reflection.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not hurried; deliberate and... deliberate unhurried measured leisurely careful slow

Opposites

hasty hurried rash impetuous precipitate

Word family

Derived forms unhastily

Related forms haste hasty hasten

Etymology

From un- ('not') + hasty, from haste, from Old French haste ('haste, urgency'), of Germanic origin.

un- Old English haste Old French *haifstiz Proto-Germanic

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unhasty

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈheɪsti/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈheɪsti/

## Meanings
1. not hurried; deliberate and measured

## Examples
- He made an unhasty decision after weeks of reflection.

## Synonyms
- deliberate
- unhurried
- measured
- leisurely
- careful
- slow

## Antonyms
- hasty
- hurried
- rash
- impetuous
- precipitate

## Derived Forms
- unhastily

## Related Forms
- haste
- hasty
- hasten

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: haste
- Root: *haifstiz

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + hasty, from haste, from Old French haste ('haste, urgency'), of Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Unhasty is from un- ('not') + hasty, from haste, from Old French haste ('haste, urgency'), of Germanic origin. Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), haste (Old French), and *haifstiz (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers not hurried; deliberate and measured. The wider family includes derived forms such as unhastily and related words such as haste, hasty, and hasten.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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