HyperDic: hurried

English > 1 sense of the word hurried:
ADJECTIVEallhurriedmoving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
hurried > pronunciation
Soundshher'iyd
Rhymesable-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd...
English > hurried: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningMoving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste.
Examples
  • "a hurried trip to the store"
  • "the hurried life of a city"
  • "a hurried job"
Narrowerflying, quick, fasthurried and brief
hasty, headlongexcessively quick
hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant, precipitousdone with very great haste and without due deliberation
helter-skelter, pell-mellWith undue hurry / hurry and confusion
rush, rushedDone under pressure
See alsofastActing or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
OppositeunhurriedRelaxed and leisurely
Spanishprecipitado
Catalanprecipitat
Nounshurriednessoverly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
Adverbshurriedlyin a hurried or hasty / hasty manner

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