speedily
/ˈspiːdɪli/
speedily adverb: in a speedy or fast manner.
Adverb
speedily (comparative speedilier or more speedily, superlative speediliest or most speedily)
- In a speedy or fast manner.
- He was speedily reassured, and with a large, white, rascally grin, and a glance at his charge, seemed to take me into partnership in his exalted trust.1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 205
- If they keep marching as speedily as they are now, they should reach us within three days."1944, H. Lorna Bingham, Tuckonie's Warrior Friend, page 33, column 2
speedily meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati and Sanskrit
speedily in Tamil
- வெகுவிரைவாக
speedily in Malayalam
- വേഗത്തിൽ, ബദ്ധപ്പെട്ട്
speedily in Gujarati
- speedily, quickly
- ઝડપભેર jhaḍapbher
speedily in Sanskrit
- in a speedy or fast manner
- मक्षू makṣū
Examples of speedily in a sentence
- The resolution, which speedily passed the Senate, was unable to gain a majority in the lower chamber.
- For the god they speedily stationed the sacred hecatomb all in good order surrounding the well-built altar.
- After fertilization, cytococci divided speedily and free edosmosis with nuclei formed, started the growth of the embryo.
Forms of speedily
| comparative | speedilier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more speedily |
| superlative | speediliest |
| superlative | most speedily |
Origin of speedily
From Middle English spedily, spedili, from Old English *spēdiġlīċe, ġespēdiġlīċe (“prosperously”), equivalent to speedy + -ly. Cognate with Scots spedely, spedelie (“quickly, speedily”). Compare also Old English spēdlīċe (“effectually, effectively, successfully, efficaciously, powerfully, in a manner which produces a result”).
Questions about speedily
- What does speedily mean?
- Speedily means in a speedy or fast manner.
- What is speedily in Tamil?
- Speedily in Tamil is வெகுவிரைவாக. See Speedily meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is speedily?
- Speedily is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce speedily?
- Speedily is pronounced /ˈspiːdɪli/.
Words near speedily in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: speedily (page history and authors); speedily (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); speedily (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ઝડપભેર (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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