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unhurried

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unhurried [ʌnˈhʌrɪd]
adj
leisurely or deliberate an unhurried walk
unhurriedly  adv
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Adj.1.unhurried - relaxed and leisurelyunhurried - 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 - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"
2.unhurried - capable of accepting delay with equanimityunhurried - capable of accepting delay with equanimity; "was unhurried with the small children"
patient - enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance; "a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist"; "please be patient"

unhurried
adjective leisurely, easy, slow, calm, deliberate, easy-going, sedate, slow-paced, slow and steady The islands are peaceful, with an unhurried pace of life.
rushed, hurried, hectic, quick, brief, swift, speedy, hasty, cursory
Translations
unhurried [ˈʌnˈhʌrɪd] ADJ [pace] → pausado, lento; [atmosphere, person] → tranquilo; [activity] → tranquilo, pausado
in an unhurried wayde forma pausada
unhurried [ˌʌnˈhʌrid] adj (= leisurely) → tranquille
unhurried
adj pace, persongelassen; steps, movementgemächlich; meal, journey, lifegemütlich, geruhsam; after a little unhurried reflection I …nachdem ich mir das in Ruhe überlegt habe, … ich …; we made our unhurried way homewir gingen gemächlich nach Hause
unhurried [ʌnˈhʌrɪd] adj (person, steps) → tranquillo/a
after a little unhurried reflection → dopo averci pensato con calma


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When we are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence, that petty fears and petty pleasures are but the shadow of the reality.
Down below in the quiet, narrow street measured footsteps approached the house, then died away unhurried and firm, as if the passer-by had started to pace out all eternity, from gas-lamp to gas-lamp in a night without end; and the drowsy ticking of the old clock on the landing became distinctly audible in the bedroom.
(when the animal spirits seemed utterly in abeyance) to that species of energetic concision--that abrupt, weighty, unhurried, and hollow-sounding enunciation--that leaden, self- balanced and perfectly modulated guttural utterance, which may be observed in the lost drunkard, or the irreclaimable eater of opium, during the periods of his most intense excitement.
 
 
 
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