"briskly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈbɹɪskli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-briskly.wav Forms: more briskly [comparative], most briskly [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪskli Etymology: From brisk + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brisk|ly}} brisk + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} briskly (comparative more briskly, superlative most briskly)
  1. Fast, quickly, swiftly. Translations (fast, quickly, swiftly): بخفَة (Arabic), бързо (bǎrzo) (Bulgarian), gezwind (Dutch), rapide (Esperanto), terhakkaasti (Finnish), terhakasti (Finnish), rivakasti (Finnish), navakasti (note: of wind) (Finnish), vivement (French), forsch (German), allègrément (Norman), vivamente (Portuguese), бы́стро (býstro) (Russian), con brío (Spanish), brioso (Spanish), rápido (Spanish), enérgico (Spanish), briosamente (Spanish), تیز (tez) (Urdu)

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