unhurried

[uhn-hur-eed, -huhr-]

adjective

1. not hurried; hurry; leisurely; deliberate.

   an unhurried day; an unhurried decision.

unhurried

/ ʌnˈhʌrɪd /

adjective

1. leisurely or deliberate

   an unhurried walk

Other Word Forms

• unhurriedly adverb
• unhurriedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unhurried¹

First recorded in 1760–70; un- ¹ + hurried

Example Sentences

That’s as it should be, for Mr. Pärt’s music was first heard at this venue in 1967, and his characteristically unhurried works have appeared on Carnegie’s programs more than 80 times since.

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Sitting down to an unhurried lunch — in the middle of a weekday, no less — felt almost rebellious.

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His voice was eerily absent from the voicemail, which the prosecutor suggested was a function of his calculated, unhurried mindset in killing her.

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Lucy Dacus, “Best Guess” The unhurried tempo makes it only friskier.

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Yet the text’s unhurried recollections reflect its content: “Homework” feels leisurely as if to reflect the functional, socialist-adjacent government that allows its characters to subsist.

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Related Words

• easygoing 
• laid-back 
• measured 
• nonchalant