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Definition of hurry-scurry in English: hurry-scurrynoun mass nounarchaic Disorderly haste. Synonyms haste, flurry, bustle, confusion, commotion, hubbub, hustle, urgency, agitation, turmoil
adjective & adverb archaic With hurry and confusion. as adverb the mob fled hurry-scurry as adjective a hurry-scurry retreat Synonyms full speed, at full speed, full pelt, at full pelt, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a gallop, helter-skelter, headlong, hotfoot, post-haste, hurriedly, hastily, wildly, pell-mell, impetuously, recklessly, rashly, at breakneck speed, precipitately, impulsively
OriginMid 18th century: reduplication of hurry. Definition of hurry-scurry in US English: hurry-scurrynounˌhəriˈskəriˌhərēˈskərē archaic Disorderly haste; confused hurrying. Synonyms haste, flurry, bustle, confusion, commotion, hubbub, hustle, urgency, agitation, turmoil
adverb & adjectiveˌhəriˈskəriˌhərēˈskərē archaic With hurry and confusion. as adverb the mob fled hurry-scurry as adjective a hurry-scurry retreat Synonyms full speed, at full speed, full pelt, at full pelt, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a gallop, helter-skelter, headlong, hotfoot, post-haste, hurriedly, hastily, wildly, pell-mell, impetuously, recklessly, rashly, at breakneck speed, precipitately, impulsively
OriginMid 18th century: reduplication of hurry. |