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lickety-split

English

Etymology

First attested during the 19th century, in the US, as a fanciful alteration of the noun lick “a very fast sprint”, and the verb split. The forms lickety-cut and licketie are similarly attested.

Pronunciation

Adverb

lickety-split (not comparable)

  1. Quickly; as fast as possible; in short order.
    At the sound of the starting gun, they were off and running lickety-split.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:lickety.

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “lickety-split”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

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hastily

English

Etymology

hasty +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?he?st?li/
  • Hyphenation: hast?i?ly

Adverb

hastily (comparative more hastily, superlative most hastily)

  1. In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.
  2. (obsolete) Soon, shortly.
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.vi:
      she with liquors strong his eyes did steepe, / That nothing should him hastily awake [...].

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:quickly

Translations

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