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festinately

festinately adverb: in a festinate manner; hastily; hurriedly.

Adverb

festinately (comparative more festinately, superlative most festinately)

  1. (obsolete) In a festinate manner; hastily; hurriedly.
    • Go, tenderness of years; take this key, give enlargement to the swain, bring him festinately hither.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Forms of festinately

comparativemore festinately
superlativemost festinately

Origin of festinately

From festinate + -ly.

Questions about festinately

What does festinately mean?
Festinately means in a festinate manner; hastily; hurriedly.
What part of speech is festinately?
Festinately is an adverb.

Words near festinately in the dictionary

  1. festilogy
  2. festinance
  3. festinant
  4. festinate
  5. festinated
  6. festinately
  7. festinates
  8. festinating
  9. festination
  10. festinations
  11. Festingerian

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