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| hasty |
fast or quick; hurried. [1/2 definitions] |
| hurried |
If you are hurried, something is forcing you to move more quickly than you normally would. Sometimes, when you are hurried, you make mistakes because you don't have time to be careful. People often feel uncomfortable or nervous when they are hurried. [2 definitions] |
| poke |
to explore or examine something in a manner that is not hurried. [1/6 definitions] |
| scurry |
to move quickly or in a hurried way. |
| stampede |
the sudden and hurried mass movement of a large group of frightened animals. [1/5 definitions] |
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