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hurried

American  
[hur-eed, huhr-] / ˈhɜr id, ˈhʌr- /

adjective

  1. moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.

  2. characterized by or done with hurry; hasty.

    a hurried meal.
    Synonyms:
    haphazard, slapdash, hectic
hurried British  
/ ˈhʌrɪd /

adjective

  1. performed with great or excessive haste

    a hurried visit
"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

Other Word Forms

  • hurriedly adverb
  • hurriedness noun
  • overhurried adjective
  • overhurriedly adverb

Etymology

Origin of hurried

First recorded in 1660–70; hurry + -ed 2

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Joshua was not going to be hurried, but it seemed as though Team Fury - and the Saudi organisers - expected a different script.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The only distinguishing features were a few hurried strips of grilled chicken and a light dusting of Tony Chachere’s — not stirred into the sauce, mind you, but sprinkled on top, like an afterthought.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

And we did it, and I rather hurried it along.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Mr. Hazzard’s narrative in part focuses on Phoenix Air’s hurried preparations for the mission, outfitting its Gulfstream III into a “biocontainment unit.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Everyone stayed indoors as much as possible now, and, if we did go out, we scurried quickly to do whatever we had to do, and hurried home again.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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