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velociously

velociously adverb: in a velocious fashion; fastly; rapidly; expressly.

Adverb

velociously (comparative more velociously, superlative most velociously)

  1. (obsolete, rare) In a velocious fashion; fastly; rapidly; expressly.
    • The winged gales are not able to convey the vessel so fast, but that it is overtaken by Jehovah in his cloudy chariot, riding velociously in the rapid storm, designed as the messenger of Jonah's arrest.1816, John Macgowan, Infernal Conference; Or Dialogues of Devils
    • […] put into the machine as much raw coffee as will rather more than three parts fill it, and commence roasting, by turning the handle quickly and incessantly, though not velociously.1850, Peter Lund Simmonds, Coffee as it Is, and as it Ought to be, page 42

Forms of velociously

comparativemore velociously
superlativemost velociously

Origin of velociously

From velocious + -ly.

Questions about velociously

What does velociously mean?
Velociously means in a velocious fashion; fastly; rapidly; expressly.
What part of speech is velociously?
Velociously is an adverb.

Words near velociously in the dictionary

  1. velocimeter
  2. velocimeters
  3. velocimetric
  4. velocimetry
  5. velocious
  6. velociously
  7. velociousness
  8. velocipedal
  9. velocipede
  10. velocipedean
  11. velocipedeans

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