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

Other Word Forms

• hurriedly adverb
• hurriedness noun
• overhurried adjective
• overhurriedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of hurried¹

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

Example Sentences

She looks hurried, though, and her eyes reflect impatience.

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As she hurried them out of the billiard room, the door ever so slowly closed behind them.

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The deployment of the Merops system is part of NATO's hurried efforts to shore up its eastern flank after the alliance in September scrambled jets to shoot down Russian drones over Poland.

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Breakfast suddenly feels like a small, personal ritual rather than a hurried, utilitarian task.

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A rowdy group insulted foreign guests at the museum ahead of the opening - forcing them to be hurried away under police escort.

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Related Words

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