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Word: Festinate
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century; earliest use found in William Shakespeare (1564–1616), playwright and poet. From classical Latin festīnātus, past participle of festīnāre festinate
Definition:
Hasty, hurried. In later use (Medicine): exhibiting festination of gait or speech.
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