hurried
adjective
moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
hurriedly
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a word derived from
hurried.
Example Sentences
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Sánchez's ruling coalition hurriedly drew up the decree laws in an effort to defuse the housing protests that were sparked when 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal was evicted in September.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
On 18 July, dozens of families hurriedly piled motorcycles with mattresses and any belongings they could manage as they fled the Zeitoun area, east of Gaza City.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Cuba's communist president has cited China and Vietnam as models for a historic shift towards a market economy that was hurriedly pushed through last week to try to end a severe crisis.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Closing fields hurriedly, as many were in the early days of the war, can damage wells in addition to equipment such as submersible pumps that lift oil from fields where natural pressure isn’t strong enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Collecting water was hazardous again, and she had to wash hurriedly, with one eye watching for the crocodile.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
