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View synonyms for hurry-scurry

hurry-scurry

or hur·ry-skur·ry

[ hur-ee-skur-ee, huhr-ee-skuhr-ee ]

noun

  1. headlong, disorderly haste; hurry and confusion.


adverb

  1. with hurrying and scurrying.
  2. confusedly; in a bustle.

adjective

  1. characterized by headlong, disorderly flight or haste.

hurry-scurry

adverb

  1. in frantic haste
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. hasty and disorderly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. disordered haste
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to rush about in confusion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hurry-scurry1

First recorded in 1725–35
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hurry-scurry1

C18: reduplication of hurry ; compare helter-skelter
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Example Sentences

I don't hold with these railways they're talkin' about—all steam and hurry-scurry; it starves the country.'

Small sword and broad sword—staff and stiletto—flankonnade and cannonade—hurry-scurry—right wing and left wing——'

Please do not think that I would dream of giving you any hurry-scurry trouble.

The fact of the matter is that the hurry-scurry of modern civilisation is not conducive to artistic work of any description.

Then the house was all hurry-scurry, preparing for my new master, Sir Murtagh's younger brother, a dashing young officer.

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