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hurried

hurried

3.4
Done quickly without careful thought
  • adjective
  • /ˈhɜːr.id/
translation icon : apresurado
  • I myself, in this hurried statement have misrepresented some splendor, some atrocity, perhaps to some mysterious monotony.

I myself, in this hurried statement have misrepresented some splendor, some atrocity, perhaps to some mysterious monotony.

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Examples

  • These words, in soot and all in caps, as if by a hurried hand, were scrawled on the stone overhead above a creaking door.

  • The hungry soldiers are hurried inside, where they are greeted by the welcome smell of cook pots between heaping servings of homemade Stew.

  • So the timeline has been hurried along, to say the least.

  • While in Rome, he and his men begin hurried preparations for a siege.

  • While in Rome, he and his men begin hurried preparations for a siege.

  • Quite happy about it because it means less to wrap on Christmas Eve in a hurried frenzy.

  • What we found is that people inspections are hurried and slapdashed.

  • It was improper because it was adopted in a in a very hurried up manner just to satisfy certain things.

  • With the deadline approaching, she made a hurried effort to finish her project on time.

  • He packed his bags in a hurried manner, knowing he was late for his flight.

Synonyms

fast
vshurried
1.0

Moving or happening quickly

adds a sense of urgent haste and lack of careful attention
quick
vshurried
1.0

Happening or done very fast without delay

is faster but does not imply careless urgency
rapid
vshurried
295 1.3

Happening very quickly

is about urgency plus careless or rushed action
speedy
vshurried
70 1.8

Moving or happening very quickly with little delay

is more urgent and suggests lack of careful attention
hasty
vshurried
63 3.9

Acting quickly without much thought or care

is more urgent and lacks careful attention
impetuous
vshurried
14 8.0

To act quickly without thinking about the results

is driven by urgency and lacks deliberate control
rushed
vshurried
1.8

Made quickly without enough care because there is little time

is done with excessive urgency and lacking careful attention
unleisurely
vshurried
6.6

Happens quickly because someone is in a hurry

is more urgent and often lacks careful attention

Antonyms

1.0

Moving or happening at a low speed

5 3.5

Not rushed and calm in movement or speech

How Hurried

frantic
93 3.9
hurried
3.4
rushed
1.8
hasty
63 3.9

Surface Forms

hurried positive
hurrider comparative
hurridest superlative

Morphology

hurried = hurry (transparent) = hurry + ed

Standard adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'hurry' with meaning 'done with haste' directly derivable from the base verb.

Etymology

Hurried comes from the verb hurry, which originally meant 'rush'. Think of someone dashing out the door — a hurried action is done fast and often without careful attention.