adjective
Etymology: from past participle of hurry (I)
1.
a. : characterized by speed : fast
hurried rush of a locomotive
b. : characterized by commotion : tumultuous
hurried life of a city
2.
a. : done or working under pressure
gave hurried last-minute instructions to the crew
a shorter version for the hurried reader
b. : done with excessive haste : hasty
the hurried funeral was a shocking indignity — A.M.Young
specifically : executed so hastily as to be perfunctory
it is a short book, but never spare or hurried — D.C.DeJong
• hur·ried·ness noun -es