"rapidly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈɹæpɪdli/ Audio: en-us-rapidly.ogg [US] Forms: more rapidly [comparative], most rapidly [superlative]
Etymology: rapid + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rapid|ly}} rapid + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} rapidly (comparative more rapidly, superlative most rapidly)
  1. With speed; in a rapid manner. Synonyms (with speed): quickly, speedily Translations (with speed): τάχα (tákha) (Ancient Greek), ταχέως (takhéōs) (Ancient Greek), ràpidament (Catalan), بەخێرایی (bexêrayî) (Central Kurdish), 迅速地 (xùnsù de) (Chinese Mandarin), 快速地 (kuàisù de) (Chinese Mandarin), 急速地 (jísù de) (Chinese Mandarin), 趕快地 (Chinese Mandarin), 赶快地 (gǎnkuài de) (Chinese Mandarin), виян (vijan) (Eastern Mari), rapide (Esperanto), nopeasti (Finnish), rapidement (French), rapidamente (Galician), schnell (German), rapide (Ido), hah (Navajo), fluks (Plautdietsch), szybko (Polish), rapidamente (Portuguese), repede (Romanian), rapid (Romanian), бы́стро (býstro) (Russian), आशु (āśu) (Sanskrit), मक्षू (makṣū) (Sanskrit), rápidamente (Spanish), త్వరత్వరగా (tvaratvaragā) (Telugu), spido (Volapük), spidiko (Volapük), vifo (Volapük), vifiko (Volapük)

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