hasteless

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adjective

Without haste; leisurely.

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Meanings

adjectivehasteless (comparative more hasteless, superlative most hasteless)

comparative more hasteless · superlative most hasteless

  1. Without haste; leisurely.

    Accepting this law, not only because he must, but also because of the freedom it gives him from the inglorious quest of completed endeavor and listless rest, he grows into energetic sympathy with the hasteless joy of nature.

    1913, The Living Age, volume 276, page 743

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
languid

Origin

From haste + -less.

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Cite this entry
APA

hasteless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hasteless

MLA

“hasteless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hasteless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hasteless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hasteless.

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