Somewhat hasty or inclined toward haste; slightly rushed or showing mild urgency.
From 'haste' + '-ish' (Old English suffix meaning 'somewhat' or 'rather'). This diminishing suffix allows speakers to express degree without full commitment to the main adjective.
The '-ish' suffix is one of English's most creative tools for hedging—it lets us avoid absolutes by adding uncertainty, which mirrors how we actually think in degrees rather than categories.
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