Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hurried"
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. ``A hurried meeting.'' --Milton. -- {Hur"ried*ly},
adv. -- {Hur"ried*ness}, 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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" [ant: {unhurried}]
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