Hurriedly

Quick meaning: Hurriedly is an adverb meaning In a hurried manner.

Meaning

In a hurried manner.

Example Sentences

But Johnson [...] hurriedly [c]hanged his plea to guilty.

“In a moment, he has torn the letter into long thin strips, and rolling them up into spills he thrusts them hurriedly in amongst the other spills in the vase on the mantle-piece.”

The result was that trains ran as normal on November 7 and 9, although there was still disruption on Saturday November 5, owing to the short notice as rosters were hurriedly rewritten. Rosters are typically agreed a week in advance.

If the kind of network we envisage is to be established, it would be unwise to begin any of its services hurriedly with older stock, which, however admirable in its day, now has an air of faded Edwardian splendour that is out of joint with the times.

Synonyms for hurriedly

Depending on context, synonyms include hastily.

Antonyms for hurriedly

Common opposites include unhurriedly, crossing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hastily, rashly, precipitously, quickly, precipitately, urgently.

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