"speedily" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈspiːdɪli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-speedily.wav [Southern-England] Forms: speedilier [comparative], more speedily [comparative], speediliest [superlative], most speedily [superlative]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spedily}} Middle English spedily, {{m|enm|spedili}} spedili, {{inh|en|ang|*spēdiġlīċe}} Old English *spēdiġlīċe, {{m|ang|ġespēdiġlīċe||prosperously}} ġespēdiġlīċe (“prosperously”), {{suffix|en|speedy|ly}} speedy + -ly, {{cog|sco|spedely}} Scots spedely, {{m|sco|spedelie||quickly, speedily}} spedelie (“quickly, speedily”), {{cog|ang|spēdlīċe||effectually, effectively, successfully, efficaciously, powerfully, in a manner which produces a result}} Old English spēdlīċe (“effectually, effectively, successfully, efficaciously, powerfully, in a manner which produces a result”) Head templates: {{en-adv|er|more}} speedily (comparative speedilier or more speedily, superlative speediliest or most speedily)
  1. In a speedy or fast manner. Translations (in a speedy or fast manner): бързо (bǎrzo) (Bulgarian), незабавно (nezabavno) (Bulgarian), मक्षू (makṣū) (Sanskrit)
    Sense id: en-speedily-en-adv-JdanWnGP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

Inflected forms

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