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- US Pronunciation
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- [har-ee]
- /ˈhær i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [har-ee]
- /ˈhær i/
Definitions of unharried word
- verb with object unharried to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts. 1
- verb with object unharried to ravage, as in war; devastate: The troops harried the countryside. 1
- verb without object unharried to make harassing incursions. 1
- adjective unharried not harried 0
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Origin of unharried
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English herien, Old English her(g)ian (derivative of here army); cognate with German verheeren, Old Norse herja to harry, lay waste
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Parts of speech for Unharried
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unharried popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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