flurried

[ flur-eed, fluhr- ]

/ ˈflɜr id, ˈflʌr- /

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adjective

marked by confusion or agitation.

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Origin of flurried

flurry + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM flurried

un·flur·ried, adjective

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How to use flurried in a sentence

He is as usual hurried, flurried, taken up with innumerable business and wishing to be quiet.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
She was plainly flurried by the meeting, and looking about trying to find if there were not, even yet, a way of evading it.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
He was too flurried to knock this time, and, indeed, Lisbeth did not expect it of him.
Auld Licht Idylls|J. M. Barrie
Mrs. Twig, still flurried with the coming of a stranger, met them at the door.
Left on the Labrador|Dillon Wallace

Some looked flurried, some looked sullen; but all looked anxious, we thought.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls|Various