Speedily Meaning
/ˈspiːdɪli/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advIn a speedy or fast manner.
Sentence Examples
This must be resolved speedily, but not now; for it evidently agitates her too much.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The emergency team arrived ____ at the scene to help the injured people.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The emergency services arrived ____ at the scene of the accident after receiving the call.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The emergency team arrived ____ at the scene to help the injured people.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The emergency services arrived ____ at the scene of the accident after receiving the call.