Harried vs Tarried - What's the difference?
harried | tarried |
Rushed; panicked; overly busy or preoccupied.
(harry)
(tarry)
To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
To linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.
To abide, stay or wait somewhere, especially if longer than planned.
To stay somewhere temporarily; to sojourn.
To wait for; to stay or stop for; to allow to linger.
* Shakespeare
* Sir Walter Scott
A sojourn.
Resembling tar.
Covered with tar.
As verbs the difference between harried and tarried
is that harried is (harry) while tarried is (tarry).As an adjective harried
is rushed; panicked; overly busy or preoccupied.harried
English
Adjective
(head)- The entire place teemed with harried executives who had no time to talk to one another.
Verb
(head)References
* If they are harried too much, private schools may just dump their charitable status, which confers tax breaks, on average, only £250 per child per year. — Best articles: Britain: Don't put the squeeze on private schools, The Week , Issue 605, page 14.Anagrams
* *tarried
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
*tarry
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Alternative forms
* (l) (Scotland)Etymology 1
From (etyl) tarien, .Verb
(en-verb)- It is true that the Messiah will come, though he may tarry . (
Hitchens
quoting translated Maimonides)
- He that will have a cake out of the wheat must needs tarry the grinding.
- He plodded on, tarrying no further question.
