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hurried

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hur·ried  (hûrd, hr-)
adj.
1.
a. Moving or acting rapidly.
b. Required to move or act more rapidly; rushed.
2. Done in great haste: a hurried tour.

hurried·ly adv.
hurried·ness n.

hurried [ˈhʌrɪd]
adj
performed with great or excessive haste a hurried visit
hurriedly  adv
hurriedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.hurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"
fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"
unhurried - relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste; "people strolling about in an unhurried way"; "an unhurried walk"; "spoke in a calm and unhurried voice"

hurried
adjective
1. hasty, quick, brief, rushed, short, swift, speedy, precipitate, quickie (informal), breakneck They had a hurried breakfast, then left.
2. rushed, perfunctory, hectic, speedy, superficial, hasty, cursory, slapdash a hurried overnight redrafting of the text
Translations
hurried [ˈhʌrɪd] ADJ [footsteps] → apresurado; [visit, meeting] → rápido, cortísimo; [phone call, conversation] → rápido
to eat or have a hurried mealcomer a toda prisa, comer deprisa y corriendo
hurried [ˈhʌrid] adj [meal] → pris(e) à la hâte; [departure] → précipité(e); [glance, trip, consultation] → très rapide; [work] → fait(e) à la hâte
hurried
adjeilig; letter, essayeilig or hastig geschrieben; ceremony, meetinghastig durchgeführt; workin Eile gemacht; (= with little preparation) departure, wedding etcüberstürzt; to have a hurried breakfasthastig frühstücken; a hurried goodbyeein hastiger Abschied; to pay somebody a hurried visitjdm einen hastigen Besuch abstatten
hurried [ˈhʌrɪd] adj (gen) → affrettato/a; (steps) → frettoloso/a; (work) → fatto/a in fretta
to eat a hurried meal → buttare giù due bocconi


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The honey-moon had scarce passed away, and M'Dougal was seated with his bride in the fortress of Astoria, when, about noon of the 20th of August, Gassacop, the son of Comcomly, hurried into his presence with great agitation, and announced a ship at the mouth of the river.
But he took it up and put it in his bosom to warm while he hurried home.
At the break Of dawn I hurried on my road, and left None but an old and broken man behind.
 
 
 
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