hurried
hur|ried /h'ʌrid, AM h'ɜːr-/
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A hurried action is done quickly, because you do not have much time to do it in.
...a hurried breakfast.
● hurriedly [ADV] ADV with v
...students hurriedly taking notes.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A hurried action is done suddenly, in reaction to something that has just happened.
Downing Street denied there had been a hurried overnight redrafting of the text.
● hurriedly [ADV] ADV with v
The moment she saw it, she blushed and hurriedly left the room.
3 [ADJ] usu v-link ADJ
Someone who is hurried does things more quickly than they should because they do not have much time to do them.
Parisians on the street often looked worried, hurried and unfriendly.
= rushed
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A hurried action is done quickly, because you do not have much time to do it in.
...a hurried breakfast.
● hurriedly [ADV] ADV with v
...students hurriedly taking notes.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A hurried action is done suddenly, in reaction to something that has just happened.
Downing Street denied there had been a hurried overnight redrafting of the text.
● hurriedly [ADV] ADV with v
The moment she saw it, she blushed and hurriedly left the room.
3 [ADJ] usu v-link ADJ
Someone who is hurried does things more quickly than they should because they do not have much time to do them.
Parisians on the street often looked worried, hurried and unfriendly.
= rushed