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hurried

[ hur-eed, huhr- ]

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.

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hurried

/ ˈʌɪ /

adjective

  1. performed with great or excessive haste

    a hurried visit

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Derived Forms

  • ˈܰԱ, noun
  • ˈܰ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܰ۾· adverb
  • ܰ۾·Ա noun
  • v·ܰ۾ adjective
  • over·ܰ۾· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hurried1

First recorded in 1660–70; hurry + -ed 2
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As the call to prayer rang out in Sagaing last Friday, hundreds of Muslims hurried to the five mosques in central Myanmar.

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The prosecution also suggested the hurried way Mr Singh left Australia without saying goodbye to his family or colleagues pointed to his guilt.

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The hurried and tense one-minute exchanges have had hundreds of thousands of views across TikTok, YouTube and Instagram, with listeners from outside Wales often amused - if slightly baffled.

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The two were already a couple and had two children together, but according to another cultural expert, Prof Musa Xulu of the University of Zululand, the decision to marry appeared be be hurried.

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We hurried forward, flashed our IDs to an uncaring doorman and made our way down a dark hallway to the main showroom.

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