hastily /ˈheɪstɪli/ adverb2 •In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.Eudemis moved hastily but as unobtrusively as he could through the gaping crowd[.] — 1966 •(no longer used) Soon, shortly.she with liquors strong his eyes did steepe, / That nothing should him hastily awake [...]. — 1590 formsmore hastily · most hastily