stand out bold against this humdrum, hurry-scurry world (New Yorker).
We fled hurry-scurry before the storm.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
hur|ry-scur|ry — or hur|ry skur|ry «HUR ee SKUR ee», noun, plural ries, adjective, adverb, verb, ried, ry|ing. Informal. –n. hurry and confusion. –adj. hurried and confused: »stand out bold against this humdrum, hurry scurry world (New Yorker). –adv. with hurry… … Useful english dictionary
hurry-scurry — hur•ry scur•ry or hur•ry skur•ry [[t]ˈhɜr iˈskɜr i, ˈhʌr iˈskʌr i[/t]] n. 1) headlong, disorderly haste 2) with hurrying and scurrying 3) confusedly 4) characterized by haste • Etymology: 1725–35 … From formal English to slang
Hurry-skurry — Hur ry skur ry, adv. [An imitative word; cf. Sw. skorra to rattle, snarl, E. scurry.] Confusedly; in a bustle. [Obs.] Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hurry-scurry — /herr ee skerr ee, hur ee skur ee/, n., adv., adj. n. 1. headlong, disorderly haste; hurry and confusion. adv. 2. with hurrying and scurrying. 3. confusedly; in a bustle. adj. 4. characterized by headlong, disorderly flight or haste. Also, hurry… … Universalium
ry — ry; ry·al; ry·a·nia; ry·an·o·dine; ry·der; ry·o·bu; ry·ot; ry·pe; sac·rifi·ca·to·ry; sal·ta·to·ry; san·a·to·ry; sat·is·fac·to·ry; sau·ry; sav·age·ry; sce·na·ry; scrip·to·ry; sculp·ti·to·ry; se·cre·to·ry; sen·sa·to·ry; sep·a·ra·to·ry;… … English syllables
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