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speedily en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈspiːdɪli/
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Etymology

From Middle English spedily, spedili, from Old English *spēdiġlīċe, ġespēdiġlīċe (“prosperously”), equivalent to speedy + -ly. Cognate with Scots spedely, spedelie (“quickly, speedily”). Compare also Old English spēdlīċe (“effectually, effectively, successfully, efficaciously, powerfully, in a manner which produces a result”).

Meanings

1. In a speedy or fast manner.
   • He was speedily reassured, and with a large, white, rascally grin, and a glance at his charge, seemed to take me into partnership in his exalted trust. 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 205:
   • If they keep marching as speedily as they are now, they should reach us within three days." 1944, H. Lorna Bingham, Tuckonie's Warrior Friend, page 33, column 2:

Forms

Translations (3)

bg бързо (in a speedy or fast manner) · bg незабавно (in a speedy or fast manner) · sa मक्षू (in a speedy or fast manner)