unhurried

[ uhn-hur-eed, -huhr- ]

/ ʌnˈhɜr id, -ˈhʌr- /

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR unhurried ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

not hurried; leisurely; deliberate: an unhurried day; an unhurried decision.

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

unhoped-for, unhorse, unhouse, unhouseled, unhuman, unhurried, unhurt, unhusk, unhygienic, uni, uni-

Origin of unhurried

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

Related formsun·hur·ried·ly, adverbun·hur·ried·ness, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for unhurriedly

The voices of few men have been as unhurriedly deadly as was that of him who Harrigan that night.
Then I'll Come Back to You|Larry Evans
He got up, unhurriedly, and again walked to the stable door, looking in at Purgatory.
'Drag' Harlan|Charles Alden Seltzer
The Committee Meeting was taken comfortably and unhurriedly in her stride.
Sonia Between two Worlds|Stephen McKenna
Then in a level voice he told her all, unhurriedly and without any apparent emotion.
Chivalry|James Branch Cabell

Mrs. Planter rose, but unhurriedly, and went close to her husband's side.
The Guarded Heights|Wadsworth Camp

British Dictionary definitions for unhurriedly

unhurried

/ (ʌnˈhʌrɪd) /

adjective

leisurely or deliberatean unhurried walk

Derived Formsunhurriedly, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012