(Ävâ²Ä­d) adj. 1. Having or marked by keen interest and enthusiasm: an avid golfer; an avid interest in cooking. 2. Having or marked by strong desire or craving; greedy: an economy with an avid appetite for consumer goods.
Definition: Making assumptions about a whole group or range of cases based on a sample that is inadequate (usually because it is atypical or too small). Stereotypes about people (âlibrarians are shy and smart,â âwealthy people are snobs,â etc.) are a common example of the principle underlying hasty generalization.
hastier; hastiest. Learner's definition of HASTY. [also more hasty; most hasty] 1. a : done or made very quickly. I made a hasty sketch of the scene. Seeing the dog, the cat made/beat a hasty retreat up a tree.