rushed

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɹʌʃt/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -ʌʃt

Adjective

rushed (comparative more rushed, superlative most rushed)

Very busy.
I was so rushed today, I didn't have time to eat lunch.
Done in haste; done quickly or hastily.
My rushed attempt at an essay received a predictably poor grade.
Abounding or covered with rushes.
- 1937, Bath and West and Southern Counties Society, Journal, page 12:
  […] once densely rushed, into a condition practically free from rushes.

Derived terms

rushed off one's feet

Translations

very busy

Arabic: مُسْتَعْجِل m (mustaʕjil)
Hijazi Arabic: مُسْتَعْجِل m (mustaʕjil), مُصَرْفَد m (muṣarfad)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 慌忙 (zh) (huāngmáng), 忙碌 (zh) (mánglù)
Finnish: kiireinen (fi)
Italian: frettoloso (it), indaffarato (it)
Latin: concitātus
Norman: prêssi
Russian: бросился (ru) (brosilsja)

done in haste

Chinese:
Mandarin: 匆忙的 (cōngmáng de)
Finnish: hätäisesti tehty, kiireessä tehty
Italian: precipitoso (it), in fretta e furia
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: apurado (es), acelerado (es)

abounding or covered in rushes

Chinese:
Mandarin: 長滿燈心草的 / 长满灯心草的 (zhǎng mǎn dēngxīncǎo de)
Finnish: vihvilöiden peittämä
Russian: please add this translation if you can

Verb

rushed

simple past and past participle of rush

Derived terms

rushed behind