unhurrying
unhurrying adjective: not hurrying.
Adjective
unhurrying (comparative more unhurrying, superlative most unhurrying)
- Not hurrying.
- The two comfortable ladies who sit near the door at the desk, and the little show-table of the finest fruit seem to me never to have changed, and there is still the same quiet-footed, unhurrying service which impressed me when first I made the acquaintance of the restaurant.1903, Algernon Bastard, The Gourmet's Guide to Europe
- The story is epic in its magnitude, in its calm, steady progress and unhurrying rhythm, in its vast and intimate humanity.1917, Knut Hamsun, Growth of the Soil
Forms of unhurrying
| comparative | more unhurrying |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unhurrying |
Origin of unhurrying
From un- + hurrying.
Words formed from unhurrying
Questions about unhurrying
- What does unhurrying mean?
- Unhurrying means not hurrying.
- What part of speech is unhurrying?
- Unhurrying is an adjective.
Words near unhurrying in the dictionary
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