hurried

[ hur-eed, huhr- ]

/ ˈhɜr id, ˈhʌr- /

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adjective

moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.

characterized by or done with hurry; hasty: a hurried meal.

Origin of hurried

First recorded in 1660–70; hurry + -ed²

SYNONYMS FOR hurried

2 hectic, slapdash, haphazard.

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OTHER WORDS FROM hurried

hur·ried·ly, adverb hur·ried·ness, noun o·ver·hur·ried, adjective o·ver·hur·ried·ly, adverb

Words nearby hurried

hurricane, hurricane deck, hurricane lamp, hurricane warning, hurricane-force wind, hurried, hurry, hurry up and wait, hurry-scurry, hurry-up, hursinghar

Example sentences from the Web for hurriedly

Volunteers there were hurriedly making sandwiches for survivors and for the tired and hungry search parties.

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Those adolescent, screaming Austin Mahone fans were hurriedly ushered out of the arena in droves by their shocked parents.

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As I was hurriedly scrolling elsewhere, she demanded to know what we had just seen.

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After hurriedly wrapping things up in New York, I still had to transfer my life to the West Coast.

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We are a people that until very recently knew little but the hurriedly packed bag, the abandoned home, the loved one lost forever.

Watching Syria Over the Jewish High Holidays |Emily L. Hauser |September 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
"I shall see you again downstairs in a few minutes," she said hurriedly.

The Heather-Moon |C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
Important business of a private nature calls me hurriedly to London.

Mr. Marx's Secret |E. Phillips Oppenheim
They indulged in little further conversation while hurriedly eating breakfast.

The U.P. Trail |Zane Grey
Mr. Woodcourt, disregarding my remonstrances, had hurriedly taken off his cloak and was putting it about me.

Bleak House |Charles Dickens
He pointed to the French guns, the limbers of which were being detached and hurriedly removed.

War and Peace |Leo Tolstoy

British Dictionary definitions for hurriedly

hurried

/ (ˈhʌrɪd) /

adjective

performed with great or excessive haste a hurried visit

Derived forms of hurried

hurriedly, adverb hurriedness, noun

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adjective

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hurried

adjective

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