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Definition of hurried :
1. Done in a hurry; hence, imperfect; careless; as, a hurried job.
2. of Hurry
3. Urged on; hastened; going or working at speed; as, a hurried writer; a hurried life.
Synonyms:
helter-skelter, rash, surprise, in a hurry, rush, drive-by, pell-mell, cursory, headlong, overhasty, expeditious, precipitate, precipitant, gadarene, short, sudden, brief, precipitous
hastened (part of speech: verb)
sped, pushed, spurred, urged, hustled, rushed, flurried, bustled
expedited (part of speech: verb)
hastened, facilitated, promoted, quickened, expedited, furthered, advanced, accelerated
hasty (part of speech: adjective)
fast, abrupt, fleet, rapid, quick, pelting, brisk, impatient, running, breathless, breakneck, feverish, speedy, dashing, swift, galloping, rushing, urgent, bustling, darting, flying, hasty
quickly (part of speech: adverb)
in a flash/like a flash/quick as a flash, like mad, quickly, like a shot, frenetic
ran (part of speech: verb)
loped, run, cantered, scurried, sprinted, scampered, jogged, ran, torn, darted, plunged, scooted, tore, galloped, scrambled, trotted, dashed, bounded, raced
Usage examples:
- It at least offered a way of passing the evening; and after a hurried supper he set out with Cantapresto for the Philodramatic Academy. - "The Valley of Decision", Edith Wharton.
- We hurried into the back room. - "Guy Garrick", Arthur B. Reeve.
- The men hurried after him. - "Carolyn of the Corners", Ruth Belmore Endicott.