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English Dictionary: hurried	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for hurried
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hurried adj moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job" Antonym(s): unhurried
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hurried \Hur"ried\, a. 1. Urged on; hastened; going or working at speed; as, a hurried writer; a hurried life. 2. Done in a hurry; hence, imperfect; careless; as, a hurried job. [bd]A hurried meeting.[b8] --Milton. -- {Hur"riedly}, adv. -- {Hur"riedness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hurry \Hur"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hurried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hurrying}.] [OE. horien; cf. OSw. hurra to whirl round, dial. Sw. hurr great haste, Dan. hurre to buzz, Icel. hurr hurly-burly, MHG. hurren to hurry, and E. hurr, whir to hurry; all prob. of imitative origin.] 1. To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on. Impetuous lust hurries him on. --South. They hurried him abroad a bark. --Shak. 2. To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity. And wild amazement hurries up and down The little number of your doubtful friends. --Shak. 3. To cause to be done quickly. Syn: To hasten; precipitate; expedite; quicken; accelerate; urge.