I was watching a programme with the title ‘Just Harried’ (from the Charmed series) the other day and I was unsure of the meaning of harried. According to Merriam Webster.com the first known use of this word was in 1609 and it defines harried as “beset by problems: harassed”. The verb form is harry defined on Merriam-Webster as “to force to move along by harassing”.
The Free Dictionary.com has two definitions of harry as follows:
- To disturb or distress by or as if by repeated attacks; harass.
- To raid, as in war; sack or pillage.
It’s also from the word harien (middle English) and herigian (old English).
Sentences using harried
- Judy is a harried working mother
- Dan felt harried whilst doing the decorating until he finally gave up
During my research today, I stumbled upon a really cool blog called The Harried Cook (written by a part-time work-from-home, full-time wife, mother & foodie). It’s worth a look if you like cooking (or eating for that matter). There are some great recipes on there including yesterday’s white chocolate macadamia cookies! Yum..
That’s all for today
Until tomorrow…
Sandra
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