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Webster 1913 Edition


Swiftly

Swift′ly

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adv.
In a swift manner; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.
Wyclif.

Webster 1828 Edition


Swiftly

SWIFT'LY

,
adv.
Fleetly; rapidly; with celerity; with quick motion or velocity.
Pleas'd with the passage, we slide swiftly on.

Definition 2024


swiftly

swiftly

English

Adverb

swiftly (comparative swiftlier or more swiftly, superlative swiftliest or most swiftly)

  1. In a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly
    • 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC:
      Gary Cahill, a target for Arsenal and Tottenham before the transfer window closed, put England ahead early on and Rooney was on target twice before the interval as the early hostility of the Bulgarian supporters was swiftly subdued.

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  • See also Wikisaurus:quickly

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