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hurry-skurry

Variant of hurry-scurry

or hurry-skurry

noun

an agitated, confused rushing about; disorderly confusion

Origin: redupl. of hurry

intransitive verb hurry-scurried, hurry-scurrying

to hurry and scurry about; act hurriedly and confusedly

adjective

hurried and confused

adverb

in a hurried, confused manner

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