(medicine) Exhibiting festination; having shortened stride and quickened gait.

(medicine) To become involuntarily quicker, such as when walking or speaking, due to certain disorders. / (obsolete) To hurry.

(obsolete) Hurried, hasty.

The involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g. Parkinson's disease). / An involuntary quickening of speech in some speech disorders.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of festinate

present participle of festinate

simple past tense and past participle of festinate

(obsolete) In a festinate manner; hastily; hurriedly.

plural of festination

The quality of being festinant.