swiftly

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈswɪftli/ See IPA manual

Freq #15550

Meanings

1

adv
in a swift manner

They moved swiftly.
2

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

Mrs. Piper cut short these piracies by swiftly removing his spoon.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a swift manner fleetly

Etymology

From Middle English swiftly, swyftely, swiftliche, from Old English swiftlīċe (“swiftly”), equivalent to swift + -ly.

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Describing Qualities

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