unharried

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adjective

Not harried; free of harassment

“Anyone who wishes may quit and ride away, untroubled and unharried.”

OriginEnglish harried ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunharried (comparative more unharried, superlative most unharried)

comparative more unharried · superlative most unharried

  1. Not harried; free of harassment

    Anyone who wishes may quit and ride away, untroubled and unharried.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishharried
  9. Englishunharried

From un- + harried.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

unharried. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unharried

MLA

“unharried.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unharried. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unharried,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unharried.

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