Meaning
1 sensesIn a speedy or fast manner.
- with speed
Examples
3 sentencesThis must be resolved speedily, but not now; for it evidently agitates her too much.
Then they speedily took down their sacks to the ground, and every man opened his sack.
And the Egyptians pressed the people to go forth out of the land speedily, saying: We shall all die.
Origin
From Middle English spedily, spedili, from Old English *spēdiġlīċe, ġespēdiġlīċe (“prosperFrom 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”).
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Forms
speedilier/more speedily, speediliest/most speedily| Comparative | speedilier / more speedily Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | speediliest / most speedily |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- with speed:quicklyrapidlychop-chopapacein short order
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.