adverb
- in a hasty or hurried manner; with excessive speed or urgency
Usage: archaic or formal; rarely used in modern English
Examples
- He festinately gathered his belongings before the meeting began.
- The messenger festinately delivered the urgent letter to the king.
- She spoke festinately, rushing through her words without pausing.
- The troops marched festinately toward the fortress.
- He festinately signed the documents without reading them carefully.