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unhurried

/ˈʌnˌhʌrid/
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Definitions of unhurried
  1. adjective
    relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste
    “people strolling about in an unhurried way”
    “an unhurried walk”
    “spoke in a calm and unhurried voice”
    synonyms:
    careful, deliberate, measured
    unhurried and with care and dignity
    easy, easygoing, leisurely
    not hurried or forced
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    antonyms:
    hurried
    moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
    frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
    fast
    acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
    fast, flying, quick
    hurried and brief
    hasty, headlong
    excessively quick
    hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous
    done with very great haste and without due deliberation
    helter-skelter, pell-mell
    with undue hurry and confusion
    rush, rushed
    done under pressure
  2. adjective
    capable of accepting delay with equanimity
    “was unhurried with the small children”
    synonyms:
    patient
    enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance
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