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Definition of Hurried
1. Adjective. Moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste. "A hurried job"
Similar to: Fast, Flying, Quick, Hasty, Headlong, Hasty, Overhasty, Precipitant, Precipitate, Precipitous, Helter-skelter, Pell-mell, Rush, Rushed
Derivative terms: Hurriedness
Antonyms: Unhurried
Definition of Hurried
1. a. Urged on; hastened; going or working at speed; as, a hurried writer; a hurried life.
Definition of Hurried
1. Verb. (past of ''hurry'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hurried
1. hurry [v] - See also: hurry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hurried
Literary usage of Hurried
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (2001)
"John Canty held the prince by the wrist, and hurried him along the dark way,
giving him this caution in a low voice“Mind thy tongue, thou mad fool, ..."
2. Publications by Parish Register Society, London, London Parish Register Society, Florida State Historical Society, Deland, Deland Florida State Historical Society, Reparations Commission, North Carolina Historical Commission, Yorkshire Philosophical Society, Yorkshire (1901)
"Richard Wiley was hurried upon ye second day of March & an affidavit brought
within eight days yt he was hurried wth woollen onely. ..."
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