hurried

[hur-eed, huhr-] /ˈhɜr id, ˈhʌr-/
adjective
1.
moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
2.
characterized by or done with hurry; hasty:
a hurried meal.
Origin
1660-70; hurry + -ed2
Related forms
hurriedly, adverb
hurriedness, noun
overhurried, adjective
overhurriedly, adverb
Synonyms
2. hectic, slapdash, haphazard.

hurry

[hur-ee, huhr-ee] /ˈhɜr i, ˈhʌr i/
verb (used without object), hurried, hurrying.
1.
to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up):
Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
verb (used with object), hurried, hurrying.
2.
to drive, carry, or cause to move or perform with speed.
3.
to hasten; urge forward (often followed by up).
4.
to impel or perform with undue haste:
to hurry someone into a decision.
noun, plural hurries.
5.
a state of urgency or eagerness:
to be in a hurry to meet a train.
6.
hurried movement or action; haste.
Origin
1580-90; expressive word of uncertain origin, compare Middle English horyed (attested once) rushed, impelled, Middle High German hurren to move quickly
Related forms
hurryingly, adverb
overhurry, verb, overhurried, overhurrying.
unhurrying, adjective
unhurryingly, adverb
Synonyms
1. See rush1 . 2. hasten. 3. accelerate, quicken; expedite, hustle. 6. celerity; expedition, dispatch; speed, quickness; bustle, ado.
Antonyms
3. delay, slow. 6. deliberation.
Examples from the web for hurried
  • As crews rushed to extinguish the fire, other crews hurried to protect the animals.
  • He hurried to the place which everyone else was hastily leaving, steering his course straight for the danger zone.
  • Nothing in the expression of his face, and no hurried movement, indicated excitement or anxiety.
  • Sadie started when she noticed him and hurried me on past him.
  • The process could be hurried up if inflation expectations rise.
  • The prudent, especially taxi-drivers, keep their tanks topped up in preparation for a potential hurried escape.
  • hurried editing shows in erratic chronology, direct speech whose sources are unclear and easily avoidable errors.
  • He is a newspaper copy-editor by profession, and so spends his days cleaning up sloppy or hurried writing.
  • The hurried pace of life can make getting around seem intimidating, particularly during morning and evening rush hours.
  • Then he hurried to the warlock's castle, but only to learn from the princess that the warlock was still alive.
British Dictionary definitions for hurried

hurried

/ˈhʌrɪd/
adjective
1.
performed with great or excessive haste: a hurried visit
Derived Forms
hurriedly, adverb
hurriedness, noun

hurry

/ˈhʌrɪ/
verb -ries, -rying, -ried
1.
(intransitive) often foll by up. to hasten (to do something); rush
2.
(transitive) often foll by along. to speed up the completion, progress, etc, of
noun
3.
haste
4.
urgency or eagerness
5.
(informal) in a hurry
  1. easily: you won't beat him in a hurry
  2. willingly: we won't go there again in a hurry
Derived Forms
hurrying, noun, adjective
hurryingly, adverb
Word Origin
C16 horyen, probably of imitative origin; compare Middle High German hurren; see scurry
Word Origin and History for hurried

"done in a rush," 1660s, from past participle of hurry (v.). Related: Hurriedly.

hurry

v.

1590, first recorded in Shakespeare, who used it often; perhaps a variant of harry (v.), or perhaps a West Midlands sense of Middle English hurren "to vibrate rapidly, buzz," from Proto-Germanic *hurza "to move with haste" (cf. Middle High German hurren "to whir, move fast," Old Swedish hurra "to whirl round"), which also perhaps is the root of hurl. Related: hurried; hurrying.

n.

c.1600, probably from hurry (v.).

Slang definitions & phrases for hurried

hurry

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