speedily - Wiktionary

AdverbEdit. speedily (comparative speedilier or more speedily, superlative speediliest or most speedily). In a speedy or fast manner. quotations ▽. speedily DefinitionfromWiktionary,thefreedictionary Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Contents 1English 1.1Etymology 1.2Pronunciation 1.3Adverb 1.3.1Translations 1.3.2Usagenotes 1.3.3Synonyms English[edit] Etymology[edit] FromMiddleEnglishspedily,spedili,fromOldEnglish*spēdiġlīċe,ġespēdiġlīċe(“prosperously”),equivalenttospeedy+‎-ly.CognatewithScotsspedely,spedelie(“quickly,speedily”).ComparealsoOldEnglishspēdlīċe(“effectually,effectively,successfully,efficaciously,powerfully,inamannerwhichproducesaresult”). Pronunciation[edit] IPA(key):/ˈspiːdɪli/ Adverb[edit] speedily(comparativespeedilierormorespeedily,superlativespeediliestormostspeedily) Inaspeedyorfastmanner. 1899Feb,JosephConrad,“TheHeartofDarkness”,inBlackwood'sEdinburghMagazine,page205:Hewasspeedilyreassured,andwithalarge,white,rascallygrin,andaglanceathischarge,seemedtotakemeintopartnershipinhisexaltedtrust. Translations[edit] inaspeedyorfastmanner Bulgarian:бързо (bg)(bǎrzo),незабавно (bg)(nezabavno) Sanskrit:मक्षू (sa)(makṣū) Usagenotes[edit] Theforms"speedilier"and"speediliest"areobsolete. Synonyms[edit] SeealsoThesaurus:quickly Retrievedfrom"https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=speedily&oldid=64981274" Categories:EnglishtermsinheritedfromMiddleEnglishEnglishtermsderivedfromMiddleEnglishEnglishtermsinheritedfromOldEnglishEnglishtermsderivedfromOldEnglishEnglishwordssuffixedwith-lyEnglish3-syllablewordsEnglishtermswithIPApronunciationEnglishlemmasEnglishadverbsEnglishtermswithquotationsHiddencategories:OldEnglishredlinksOldEnglishredlinks/m Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces EntryDiscussion Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditHistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainPageCommunityportalPreferencesRequestedentriesRecentchangesRandomentryHelpGlossaryDonationsContactus Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispage Print/export CreateabookDownloadasPDFPrintableversion Inotherlanguages ČeštinaEestiEspañolFrançais한국어ՀայերենIdoKurdîMagyarമലയാളം日本語PolskiSuomiதமிழ்తెలుగుTiếngViệt