hurried

hurried
[[t]hʌ̱rid, AM hɜ͟ːr-[/t]]
1) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n A hurried action is done quickly, because you do not have much time to do it in.

...a hurried breakfast.

Derived words:
hurriedly ADV-GRADED ADV with v

...students hurriedly taking notes.

2) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n A hurried action is done suddenly, in reaction to something that has just happened.

Downing Street denied there had been a hurried overnight redrafting of the text.

Derived words:
hurriedly ADV-GRADED ADV with v

The moment she saw it, she blushed and hurriedly left the room.

3) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ Someone who is hurried does things more quickly than they should because they do not have much time to do them.

Parisians on the street often looked worried, hurried and unfriendly.

Syn:
rushed

English dictionary. 2008.

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  • Hurried — Hur ried, a. 1. Urged on; hastened; going or working at speed; as, a hurried writer; a hurried life. [1913 Webster] 2. Done in a hurry; hence, imperfect; careless; as, a hurried job. A hurried meeting. Milton. {Hur ried*ly}, adv. {Hur ried*ness} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hurried — hurried; un·hurried; …   English syllables

  • hurried — index brief, careless, cursory, ephemeral, impulsive (rash), instantaneous, perfunctory, precipitate …   Law dictionary

  • hurried — “done in a rush,” 1660s, from pp. of HURRY (Cf. hurry) (v.). Related: Hurriedly …   Etymology dictionary

  • hurried — [adj] quick, rushed abrupt, breakneck, brief, cursory, fast, hasty, headlong, hectic, impetuous, perfunctory, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, rushing, short, slapdash, speedy, subitaneous, sudden, superficial, swift; concepts 548,588,799… …   New thesaurus

  • hurried — [hʉr′ēd] adj. done or acting in a hurry; rushed or rushing; hasty hurriedly [hʉr′ēd lē, hʉr′ēdidlē] adv. hurriedness n …   English World dictionary

  • hurried — adjective moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste (Freq. 3) a hurried trip to the store the hurried life of a city a hurried job • Ant: ↑unhurried • Similar to: ↑fl …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hurried — Hurry Hur ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hurried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hurrying}.] [OE. horien; cf. OSw. hurra to whirl round, dial. Sw. hurr great haste, Dan. hurre to buzz, Icel. hurr hurly burly, MHG. hurren to hurry, and E. hurr, whir to hurry; all… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hurried — adjective Date: 1667 1. going or working at speed < a hurried waitress > 2. done in a hurry ; hasty < a hurried departure > • hurriedly adverb • hurriedness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hurried — adjective 1) a hurried greeting Syn: quick, fast, swift, rapid, speedy, brisk, hasty, abrupt; cursory, perfunctory, brief, short, fleeting, flying, passing, superficial, slapdash …   Thesaurus of popular words

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