hurried

[ hur-eed, huhr- ]

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.

   Synonyms: haphazard, slapdash, hectic

hurried

/ ˈhʌrɪd /

adjective

1. performed with great or excessive haste

   a hurried visit

Derived Forms

• ˈhurriedly, adverb
• ˈhurriedness, noun

Other Words From

• hurried·ly adverb
• hurried·ness noun
• over·hurried adjective
• over·hurried·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of hurried¹

First recorded in 1660–70; hurry + -ed ²

Example Sentences

It’s a tall order, period, let alone in such a condensed time frame, leaving some to question whether such a hurried legislative push can lead to anything meaningful.

From TIme

Two days of hurried packing later, the residents, most of whom are ambulatory, piled onto two school buses from LaFourche Parish for the expected four hour and 40 minute ride inland.

From Time

The book uses perspectives of the very young and very old, which offers a much-needed reset to my hurried mind.

From Washington Post

It was a look back at diagnosis codes, often entered by hurried clinicians.

From Science News

Davis was one of the last ones out and hurried to follow the other hostages, who were being marched down the thoroughfare.

From The Daily Beast

It was nearing naptime and so the three hurried to grab groceries, worrying that the baby would get fussy after too long.

From The Daily Beast

He hurried back and learned that a group of young men had come in after filming a rap video out on Webster Avenue.

From The Daily Beast

State officials, military and aviation experts in both countries hurried to shift the blame for the catastrophe.

From The Daily Beast

I ran the usual diagnostic tests and had the usual conversations and hurried importantly along the endless hospital corridors.

From The Daily Beast

Hoosier hurried on board the boat, and followed Dick's instructions to the letter.

From Project Gutenberg

At Felipe's cry, the women waiting in the hall hurried in, wailing aloud as their first glance showed them all was over.

From Project Gutenberg

A small contingent of the members hurried off to applaud the successful comic opera of the hour.

From Project Gutenberg

How long he lay there he did not know, but he opened his eyes when from the outside he heard hurried footsteps.

From Project Gutenberg

He hurried to the Hotel d'Ettres; but the scenes of careless gaiety he saw there, seemed only to chafe his mind.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• abrupt
• cursory
• hasty
• headlong
• hectic
• precipitous
• speedy
• sudden