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Dictionary: hur·ried   (hûr'ēd, hŭr'-) pronunciation
 
adj.
    1. Moving or acting rapidly.
    2. Required to move or act more rapidly; rushed.
  1. Done in great haste: a hurried tour.
hurriedly hur'ried·ly adv.
hurriedness hur'ried·ness n.
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Thesaurus: hurried
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adjective

  1. Happening quickly and without warning: abrupt, precipitant, precipitate, sudden. See fast/slow/velocity, surprise/expect.
  2. Accomplished in very little time: brief, expeditious, fast, flying, hasty, quick, rapid, short, speedy, swift. See fast/slow/velocity.

 
Antonyms: hurried
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adj

Definition: quick, rushed
Antonyms: easily, leisurely, slow, unhurried, unrushed


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adj. - Moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste.

pronunciation Time is never to be hurried. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

 
WordNet: hurried
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
  Antonym: unhurried (meaning #1)


 
 
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