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US
/ənˈhɝid/
]
[ UK /ʌnhˈʌɹɪd/ ]
[ UK /ʌnhˈʌɹɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
capable of accepting delay with equanimity
was unhurried with the small children -
relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste
an unhurried walk
people strolling about in an unhurried way
spoke in a calm and unhurried voice
How To Use unhurried In A Sentence
- She dipped her goose-feather quill into a jade inkpot, drained the red ink along the side, and unhurriedly marked a circle around the black tent the eunuch had pointed out to her. Shadow Princess
- Though they began talking about marriage almost immediately, they let their physical relationship unfold at an unhurried pace.
- Its unhurried but sophisticated citizens boast not only high incomes but also high levels of education.
- Slow fades and dissolve shots are also used to complement the film's unhurried, unforced pace.
- His style is much the same here as on those discs: calm, unhurried, and deliberate.
- Golden eye or yellowtail grunts, chubs or scads would move unhurriedly across, changing direction with uncanny synchronisation.
- The strength of this production lies in its unhurried pace; far from boring us, it entertains in an elegant and original way.
- So, rapid acceleration and braking along with enthusiastic cornering will all scrub more rubber from the tread than unhurried progress. Times, Sunday Times
- Our native British trees are changing leaf colour in a modest, unhurried fashion, achieving no more than soft, undramatic russets, yellows and ochres before the leaves fall away to leave bare branches stroking the sky.
- The unhurried proceedings in court are likely to allow him considerable time to mull his options. Times, Sunday Times