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Definition of Harried
1. Adjective. Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances. "The vexed parents of an unruly teenager"
Definition of Harried
1. Adjective. Rushed; panicked; overly busy or preoccupied. ¹
2. Verb. (past of harry) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Harried
1. harry [v] - See also: harry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Harried
Literary usage of Harried
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readings in European History: A Collection of Extracts from the Sources by James Harvey Robinson (1904)
"The Northmen at the end of October came to Lavier with cavalry, foot soldiers,
and all their baggage. Ships, too, came 71. How the Northmen harried ..."
2. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (1889)
"After a few words they drew their weapons, and the four boys so harried the guard,
that if Captain ..."
3. Indian Wars of New England by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1910)
"... who harried them from one hiding-place to another, they came to the inevitable
conclusion that their only safety lay ..."
4. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers (1853)
"[Happiness of harried Life.] How near am I now to a happiness That earth exceeds
not ! not another like it : The treasures of the deep are not so precious, ..."
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