posthaste
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Definition of posthaste
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adv
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(dated, formal, not-comparable)Quickly, as fast as someone travelling post; with great speed.
“It is imperative that you finish your task posthaste.”
“"Sasi cannot last through the night." These words from his physician, and the spectacle of my friend, now reduced almost to a skeleton, sent me posthaste to Serampore.”
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adv
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(dated, formal, not-comparable)Quickly, as fast as someone travelling post; with great speed.
“It is imperative that you finish your task posthaste.”
“"Sasi cannot last through the night." These words from his physician, and the spectacle of my friend, now reduced almost to a skeleton, sent me posthaste to Serampore.”
noun
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(alt-of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative spelling of post-haste.
“"And this, I take it, Is the main motive of our preparations The source of this our watch, and the chief head Of this post-haste and rummage in the land."”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From the former instruction on letters ‘haste, post, haste’, later reinterpreted as a compound of post + haste.
Words you can make from posthaste
200+ playable · top: POSTHEATS (14 pts)
Best play postheats 14 points8-letter words
5 words7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
33 words- PASHES 11 pts
- PATHOS 11 pts
- PHASES 11 pts
- POTASH 11 pts
- SHAPES 11 pts
- SPATHE 11 pts
- STAPHS 11 pts
- THESPS 11 pts
- TOPHES 11 pts
- HASTES 9 pts
- HOSTAS 9 pts
- SHOATS 9 pts
- SHOTES 9 pts
- SHOTTS 9 pts
- THETAS 9 pts
- TOSHES 9 pts
- APTEST 8 pts
- ESTOPS 8 pts
- PASEOS 8 pts
- PASTES 8 pts
- PESTOS 8 pts
- POSSET 8 pts
- PTOSES 8 pts
- SAPOTE 8 pts
- SPATES 8 pts
- STAPES 8 pts
- STOPES 8 pts
- TEAPOT 8 pts
- STATES 6 pts
- STOATS 6 pts
- TASSET 6 pts
- TASTES 6 pts
- TOASTS 6 pts
5-letter words
97 words- EPHAS 10 pts
- HASPS 10 pts
- HEAPS 10 pts
- HOPES 10 pts
- OPAHS 10 pts
- PATHS 10 pts
- PHASE 10 pts
- PHEOS 10 pts
- PHOTS 10 pts
- SHAPE 10 pts
- SHOPS 10 pts
- SOPHS 10 pts
- STAPH 10 pts
- THESP 10 pts
- TOPHE 10 pts
- TOPHS 10 pts
- ASHES 8 pts
- ETHOS 8 pts
- HAETS 8 pts
- HASTE 8 pts
- HATES 8 pts
- HEATS 8 pts
- HESTS 8 pts
- HOSES 8 pts
- HOSTA 8 pts
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- OATHS 8 pts
- SHEAS 8 pts
- SHOAT 8 pts
- SHOES 8 pts
- SHOTE 8 pts
- SHOTS 8 pts
- SHOTT 8 pts
- SOTHS 8 pts
- STASH 8 pts
- TETHS 8 pts
- THETA 8 pts
- THOSE 8 pts
- APSES 7 pts
- ESTOP 7 pts
- PASEO 7 pts
- PASES 7 pts
- PASSE 7 pts
- PASTE 7 pts
- PASTS 7 pts
- PATES 7 pts
- PEATS 7 pts
- PESOS 7 pts
- PESTO 7 pts
- PESTS 7 pts
- PETTO 7 pts
- POETS 7 pts
- POSES 7 pts
- POSSE 7 pts
- POSTS 7 pts
- PSOAE 7 pts
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- SEPTA 7 pts
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- SOAPS 7 pts
- SPAES 7 pts
- SPATE 7 pts
- SPATS 7 pts
- SPOTS 7 pts
- STEPS 7 pts
- STOPE 7 pts
- STOPS 7 pts
- STOPT 7 pts
- TAPES 7 pts
- TEPAS 7 pts
- TOPES 7 pts
- ASSET 5 pts
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- SATES 5 pts
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- SETTS 5 pts
- STATE 5 pts
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- TASES 5 pts
- TASSE 5 pts
- TASSO 5 pts
- TASTE 5 pts
- TATES 5 pts
- TEATS 5 pts
- TESTA 5 pts
- TESTS 5 pts
- TOAST 5 pts
- TOEAS 5 pts
- TOSAS 5 pts
- TOTES 5 pts
4-letter words
58 words- EPHA 9 pts
- HAPS 9 pts
- HASP 9 pts
- HEAP 9 pts
- HEPS 9 pts
- HOPE 9 pts
- HOPS 9 pts
- OPAH 9 pts
- PASH 9 pts
- PATH 9 pts
- PEHS 9 pts
- PHAT 9 pts
- PHEO 9 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- ETHS 7 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HAOS 7 pts
- HAST 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HATS 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- HEST 7 pts
- HETS 7 pts
- HOES 7 pts
- HOSE 7 pts
- HOSS 7 pts
- HOST 7 pts
- HOTS 7 pts
- OATH 7 pts
- APES 6 pts
- APOS 6 pts
- APSE 6 pts
- ASPS 6 pts
- ATOP 6 pts
- EPOS 6 pts
- OPAS 6 pts
- OPES 6 pts
- OPTS 6 pts
- PASE 6 pts
- PASS 6 pts
- PAST 6 pts
- PATE 6 pts
- PATS 6 pts
- PEAS 6 pts
- PEAT 6 pts
- PESO 6 pts
- PEST 6 pts
- PETS 6 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- ESTS 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
- OAST 4 pts
- OATS 4 pts
- OSES 4 pts
- OSSA 4 pts
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