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harried

harried adjective: stressed, rushed, panicked, overly busy or preoccupied. Also the simple past and past participle of harry.

Adjective

harried

  1. Stressed, rushed, panicked, overly busy or preoccupied.
    • The entire place teemed with harried executives who had no time to talk to one another.
  2. Harassed.

Also used as

harried is also the simple past and past participle of harry.

Examples of harried in a sentence

  • The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, begging for sweets.
  • Barcelona had been harried and hurried and stretched thin by the midway point in the second half.
  • Eventually the harried waitress turns paparazza and drives them out with flashbulbs.

All 13 example sentences with harried

Words formed from harried

Questions about harried

What does harried mean?
Harried means stressed, rushed, panicked, overly busy or preoccupied.
What part of speech is harried?
Harried is an adjective.

Words near harried in the dictionary

  1. harridan
  2. harridans
  3. Harridge
  4. Harridges
  5. Harrie
  6. harried
  7. harriedness
  8. harrier
  9. harrier carrier
  10. harrier carriers
  11. harrier-hawk

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