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unhurried

[ uhn-hur-eed, -huhr- ]

/ ʌnˈhɜr id, -ˈhʌr- /

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adjective

not hurried; leisurely; deliberate: an unhurried day; an unhurried decision.

Origin of unhurried

First recorded in 1760–70; un-¹ + hurried

OTHER WORDS FROM unhurried

un·hur·ried·ly, adverb un·hur·ried·ness, noun

Words nearby unhurried

unhoped-for, unhorse, unhouse, unhouseled, unhuman, unhurried, unhurt, unhusk, unhygienic, uni, uni-

Example sentences from the Web for unhurriedly

The voices of few men have been as unhurriedly deadly as was that of him who Harrigan that night.

Then I'll Come Back to You |Larry Evans
He got up, unhurriedly, and again walked to the stable door, looking in at Purgatory.

'Drag' Harlan |Charles Alden Seltzer
The Committee Meeting was taken comfortably and unhurriedly in her stride.

Sonia Between two Worlds |Stephen McKenna
Then in a level voice he told her all, unhurriedly and without any apparent emotion.

Chivalry |James Branch Cabell

Mrs. Planter rose, but unhurriedly, and went close to her husband's side.

The Guarded Heights |Wadsworth Camp

British Dictionary definitions for unhurriedly

unhurried

/ (ʌnˈhʌrɪd) /

adjective

leisurely or deliberate an unhurried walk

Derived forms of unhurried

unhurriedly, adverb