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quickly

UK/ˈkwɪk.li/ US/ˈkwɪkli/ very common

adverb

1.

with rapid movements

  • “he works quickly”
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2.

with little or no delay

  • “the rescue squad arrived promptly”
  • “come here, quick!”
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3.

without taking pains

  • “he looked cursorily through the magazine”
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Origin

From Middle English quykly, quikliche, quicliche, cwikliche, cwickliche, from Old English cwiculīċe. By surface analysis, quick + -ly.

Phrases

  • as quickly as possible

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