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121scrawl — ► VERB ▪ write in a hurried, careless way. ► NOUN ▪ hurried, careless handwriting. ORIGIN apparently an alteration of CRAWL(Cf. ↑crawler) …
122cram — [kram] vt. crammed, cramming [ME crammen < OE crammian, to squeeze in, stuff; akin to MHG krammen, grip with claws < IE * grem , to press, compress (> L gremium, lap, bosom) < base * ger , to hold, seize] 1. to fill (a space) beyond… …
123helter-skelter — [hel′tər skel′tər] adv. [arbitrary formation, suggesting confusion] in haste and confusion; in a disorderly, hurried manner adj. hurried and confused; disorderly n. anything helter skelter …
124hurry — [hʉr′ē] vt. hurried, hurrying [prob. < echoic base seen in HURL or ? in ON hurra, to whir, whirl around] 1. to cause to move or act more rapidly or too rapidly; drive, move, send, force, or carry with haste 2. to cause to occur or be done more …
125hurry-scurry — or hurry skurry [hʉr′ēskʉr′ē] n. [redupl. of HURRY] an agitated, confused rushing about; disorderly confusion vi. hurry scurried, hurry scurrying to hurry and scurry about; act hurriedly and confusedly adj. hurried and confused adv. in a hurried …
126hastily — adverb in a hurried or hasty manner (Freq. 8) the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful hastily, he scanned the headlines sold in haste and at a sacrifice • Syn: ↑hurriedly, ↑in haste • Ant: ↑ …
127hurriedly — adverb in a hurried or hasty manner (Freq. 1) the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful hastily, he scanned the headlines sold in haste and at a sacrifice • Syn: ↑hastily, ↑in haste • Ant: ↑ …
128hurriedness — noun overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) he soon regretted his haste • Syn: ↑haste, ↑hastiness, ↑hurry, ↑precipitation • Derivationally related forms: ↑hurried, ↑hurry ( …
