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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

hurried
    adj 1: moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a
           hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city";
           "a hurried job" [ant: unhurried]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hurried \Hur"ried\, a.
   1. Urged on; hastened; going or working at speed; as, a
      hurried writer; a hurried life.
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   2. Done in a hurry; hence, imperfect; careless; as, a hurried
      job. "A hurried meeting." --Milton. -- Hur"ried*ly, adv.
      -- Hur"ried*ness, n.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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            Impetuous lust hurries him on.        --South.
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            They hurried him abroad a bark.       --Shak.
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   2. To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to
      confused or irregular activity.
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            And wild amazement hurries up and down
            The little number of your doubtful friends. --Shak.
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   3. To cause to be done quickly.

   Syn: To hasten; precipitate; expedite; quicken; accelerate;
        urge.
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Thesaurus Results for Hurried:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

abrupt, accident-prone, at the double, breakneck, brief, careless, crowded, cursory, desperate, devil-may-care, double-quick, double-time, expeditious, festinate, feverish, flying, frantic, frenetic, furious, hard-pressed, hard-pushed, hard-run, harum-scarum, hasty, headlong, hectic, hotheaded, immediate, impetuous, instant, last-minute, mad, offhand, on the double, on the spot, overeager, overenthusiastic, overzealous, passing, perfunctory, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, pressed, pressed for time, prompt, pushed, quick, reckless, rushed, rushing, short, slap-bang, slapdash, snap, speedy, sudden, superficial, swift, urgent, wanton, wild

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