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lickedy-split

lickedy-split is the alternative form of lickety-split.

Meaning of lickety-split

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.

Questions about lickedy-split

What is lickedy-split the alternative form of?
Lickedy-split is the alternative form of lickety-split.

Words near lickedy-split in the dictionary

  1. licked the birse
  2. licked the dust
  3. licked the pants off
  4. licked up
  5. lickedy
  6. lickedy-split
  7. licker
  8. licker-in
  9. lickerish
  10. lickerishly
  11. lickerishness

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