hastately

/ˈhæsteɪtli/
adverb
  1. In a manner that is shaped like a spearhead or has pointed lobes.
    • Each leaf was hastately lobed, giving the vine a distinctive silhouette.
    • The leaves grew hastately, spreading outward from the stem like tiny spears.
    • The botanist described how the plant's foliage developed hastately as it matured.
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