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Harried vs Hurried - What's the difference?

harried | hurried |

As adjectives the difference between harried and hurried

is that harried is rushed; panicked; overly busy or preoccupied while hurried is  Done in a hurry; rushed.

As verbs the difference between harried and hurried

is that harried is past tense of harry while hurried is past tense of hurry.

harried

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Rushed; panicked; overly busy or preoccupied.
    • The entire place teemed with harried executives who had no time to talk to one another.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (harry)

    • 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.

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    hurried

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  •  Done in a hurry; rushed.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (hurry)