HURRIED


Meaning of HURRIED in English

1.

A ~ action is done quickly, because you do not have much time to do it in.

...a ~ breakfast.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

~ly

...students ~ly taking notes.

ADV: ADV with v

2.

A ~ action is done suddenly, in reaction to something that has just happened.

Downing Street denied there had been a ~ overnight redrafting of the text.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

~ly

The moment she saw it, she blushed and ~ly left the room.

ADV: ADV with v

3.

Someone who is ~ does things more quickly than they should because they do not have much time to do them.

Parisians on the street often looked worried, ~ and unfriendly.

= rushed

ADJ: usu v-link ADJ

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