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Synonyms for speedily


Grammar : Adv
Spell : spee-dee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈspi di



Définition of speedily

Origin :
  • Old English spedig "prosperous, wealthy;" meaning "moving swiftly" is from late 14c., from speed (n.) + -y (2). Related: Speedily; speediness. Speedy Gonzales, Warner Brothers studios cartoon mouse, debuted in 1953 short directed by Bob McKimson.
  • adv rapidly
Example sentences :
  • On the contrary, he speedily inaugurated a new and brilliant era in finance.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • But the reproduction is of brief duration; and it is speedily effaced or transformed.
  • Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
  • He understood the dislike which speedily grew up in Eleanor for this work.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • She speedily descended to the reservoir of water, and filled her pitcher.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • Let the cause of insurrection be removed, then, as speedily as possible.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • Word was speedily passed to all that the time to win or lose had come.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • The dogs were speedily harnessed to the sledge, and the march resumed.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • Ride on, my merry men all, and let us get back to Nottingham Town as speedily as we may.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • The doctor's prognostication in reference to the weather was speedily verified.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • Monferrand had to give way; he admitted the priest, and speedily dealt with him.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

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