hurried

  • 11hurried — adjective 1) a hurried greeting Syn: quick, fast, swift, rapid, speedy, brisk, hasty, abrupt; cursory, perfunctory, brief, short, fleeting, flying, passing, superficial, slapdash …

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  • 12hurried — adjective 1) hurried glances Syn: quick, fast, swift, rapid, speedy, brisk, cursory, perfunctory, brief, short, fleeting 2) a hurried decision Syn: hasty …

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  • 13hurried — hurry ► VERB (hurries, hurried) ▪ move or act quickly or more quickly. ► NOUN ▪ great haste; urgency. ● in a hurry Cf. ↑in a hurry DERIVATIVES hurried …

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  • 14hurried — hurriedly, adv. hurriedness, n. /herr eed, hur /, adj. 1. moving or working rapidly, esp. forced or required to hurry, as a person. 2. characterized by or done with hurry; hasty: a hurried meal. [1660 70; HURRY + ED2] Syn. 2. hectic, slapdash,… …

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  • 15hurried — adj. Hurried is used with these nouns: ↑breakfast, ↑footstep …

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  • 16hurried — hur|ried [ˈhʌrid US ˈhə:rid] adj [usually before noun] done more quickly than usual = ↑rushed ≠ ↑leisurely ▪ a hurried meal >hurriedly adv …

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  • 17hurried — hur|ried [ hʌrid ] adjective done quickly, because you do not have enough time: RUSHED: hurried lunch breaks ╾ hur|ried|ly adverb …

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  • 18hurried — adjective (usually before noun) done very quickly, often too quickly, because you are in a hurry; rushed: We just caught the plane after several hurried phone calls from the airport. hurriedly adverb …

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  • 19hurried — UK [ˈhʌrɪd] / US adjective done quickly, because you do not have enough time hurried lunch breaks Derived word: hurriedly adverb …

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  • 20hurried child syndrome — (HUR.eed chyld SIN.drum, drohm) n. A condition in which parents overschedule their children s lives, push them hard for academic success, and expect them to behave and react as miniature adults. hurried child n. Example Citation: No parent wants… …

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