Celerity of motion; speed; swiftness; dispatch; expedition; -- applied only to voluntary beings, as men and other animals.
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Hurriedness
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
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The quality or state of being hasty; haste; precipitation; rashness; quickness of temper.
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Sociology, Population and demography, Atmosphere and climate.To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Sociology, Population and demography, Atmosphere and climate.The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong.
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Sociology, Population and demography, Atmosphere and climate.The state or quality of being fertile or fruitful; fruitfulness; productiveness; fecundity; richness; abundance of resources; fertile…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Sociology, Population and demography.Prolificness.
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Sociology, Population and demography.The condition or quality of being rank.
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Sociology, Population and demography.The quality or state of being rich (in any sense of the adjective).
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Sociology, Population and demography.The study of races, as to births, marriages, mortality, health, etc.
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Population and demography.the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Population and demography.a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Atmosphere and climate.a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Atmosphere and climate.a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Atmosphere and climate.a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Atmosphere and climate.The whole mass of aeriform fluid surrounding the earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb, or other body; a…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Atmosphere and climate.Alt. of Atmospherical
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Atmosphere and climate.the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "t…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Atmosphere and climate.the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was thick with fog"
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In eager desire; eager; astir.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: overly, eager, speed, possible, carelessness.With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: overly, eager, speed, possible, carelessness.A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often us…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: overly, eager, speed, possible, carelessness.To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in writing or preparing a medical prescription.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: overly, eager, speed, possible, carelessness.of Close
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: overly, eager, speed, possible, carelessness.The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: overly, eager, speed, possible, carelessness.To put on the other tack by dropping the lee anchor as soon as the wind is out of the sails (which brings the vessel's head to the win…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: overly, eager, speed, possible, carelessness.Pert.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: overly, eager, speed, possible, carelessness.Guilty of crime or sin.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: overly, eager, speed, possible, carelessness.Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task; indicating haste; quick; as, dispatchful looks.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: overly, eager, speed, possible, carelessness.The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: overly, eager, speed, possible, carelessness.In haste; with speed or quickness; speedily; nimbly.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: overly, eager, speed, possible, carelessness.
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