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单词 unhurried
释义

unhurried

adjective

un·​hur·​ried ˌən-ˈhər-ēd How to pronounce unhurried (audio)
-ˈhə-rēd
: not hurried : leisurely
an unhurried pace
unhurriedly adverb

Synonyms

  • crawling
  • creeping
  • dallying
  • dawdling
  • dilatory
  • dillydallying
  • dragging
  • laggard
  • lagging
  • languid
  • leisurely
  • poking
  • poky
  • pokey
  • slow
  • sluggish
  • snail-paced
  • snaillike
  • tardy
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Example Sentences

we cycled at an unhurried pace and saved our strength for the hills up ahead
Recent Examples on the Web While people vacationed in force this summer, business travelers have been comparatively unhurried in returning to their prepandemic flow. Jacob Passy, WSJ, 26 July 2022 His musical and real-life personalities seemed directly related: unhurried, easygoing, more likely to follow a train of thought than pursue a rigorous argument, but unafraid to let the conversation become serious or philosophical. New York Times, 9 June 2022 Thompson has a low octave voice and his words move at an unhurried pace. Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 The Fourth which followed was characteristically unhurried, as is Muti’s wont in Beethoven’s symphonies. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2022 South Florida — On a peaceful June morning at the beach in Deerfield, a swimmer glided past, a woman napped in the sun, and the lifeguards set up at their stations, unhurried. Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2022 Pulsating rhythm is balanced by the simmering, unhurried harmonies of Jacqueline and Charlie Worsham. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 June 2022 What results is a wonderfully surprising song that shifts shapes and evolves at an unhurried pace. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2022 Both quiet and unhurried, the tiny community is known as the gateway to the Ten Thousand Islands, a maze of islands and mangrove islets ideal for primitive camping and with waters ripe for canoeing and kayaking. Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1774, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

unhurried

adjective

un·​hur·​ried ˌən-ˈhər-ēd How to pronounce unhurried (audio)
: not in a rush an unhurried pace

unhurried

adjective

as in leisurely
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed we cycled at an unhurried pace and saved our strength for the hills up ahead

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • leisurely
  • slow
  • dawdling
  • languid
  • dilatory
  • pokey
  • sluggish
  • slowing
  • crawling
  • creeping
  • poky
  • snail-paced
  • dallying
  • lagging
  • laggard
  • dragging
  • deliberate
  • poking
  • tardy
  • dillydallying
  • ambling
  • lethargic
  • snaillike
  • measured
  • plodding
  • loafing
  • lounging
  • lingering
  • inert
  • tarrying
  • shuffling
  • inactive
  • loitering
  • strolling
  • heavy-footed
  • decelerating
  • inching
  • slow-footed
  • procrastinating
  • stalling
  • filibustering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • rapid
  • swift
  • speedy
  • hasty
  • quick
  • brisk
  • expeditious
  • rushing
  • fast
  • breathless
  • breakneck
  • snappy
  • whirlwind
  • hurrying
  • lightning
  • prompt
  • meteoric
  • ready
  • racing
  • fleet
  • whirling
  • dizzy
  • speeding
  • running
  • flying
  • bolting
  • accelerated
  • hurried
  • rocketing
  • quickened
  • scudding
  • rushed
  • zipping
  • hastened
  • scurrying
  • scooting
  • barreling
  • careering
  • warp-speed
  • whisking
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