hurry-scurry
or hur·ry-skur·ry
headlong, disorderly haste; hurry and confusion.
with hurrying and scurrying.
confusedly; in a bustle.
characterized by headlong, disorderly flight or haste.
Origin of hurry-scurry
1Words Nearby hurry-scurry
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How to use hurry-scurry in a sentence
I don't hold with these railways they're talkin' about—all steam and hurry-scurry; it starves the country.'
Robbery Under Arms | Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf BoldrewoodSmall sword and broad sword—staff and stiletto—flankonnade and cannonade—hurry-scurry—right wing and left wing——'
The Heroine | Eaton Stannard BarrettPlease do not think that I would dream of giving you any hurry-scurry trouble.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2 | Elizabeth BislandThe fact of the matter is that the hurry-scurry of modern civilisation is not conducive to artistic work of any description.
The Empire of the East | H. B. MontgomeryThen the house was all hurry-scurry, preparing for my new master, Sir Murtagh's younger brother, a dashing young officer.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol IV. | Editors: Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton
British Dictionary definitions for hurry-scurry
in frantic haste
hasty and disorderly
disordered haste
to rush about in confusion
Origin of hurry-scurry
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