quickly

/ˈkwɪk.li/
adverb

Rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adverb 2 meanings

  1. Rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.

    “Luckily, the error was quickly corrected.”

  2. Very soon.

    “If we go this way, we'll get there quickly.”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English quykly, quikliche, quicliche, cwikliche, cwickliche, from Old English cwiculīċe. By surface analysis, quick + -ly.

Similar and opposite words

Similar
apaceexpeditiouslyfasthastilyhurriedlyposthastequicksomerapidly
Opposite
slowly

QUICKLY at a glance

QUICKLY has 7 letters and scores 25 points in Scrabble (Q 10 + U 1 + I 1 + C 3 + K 5 + L 1 + Y 4) and 27 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,055 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with quickly

All rhymes
  • WEEKLY16
  • FRANKLY17
  • WEAKLY16
  • SPARKLY16
  • PRICKLY18
  • SICKLY15
  • DARKLY14
  • BIWEEKLY20
  • BLANKLY16
  • THICKLY19
  • BRISKLY16
  • STARKLY14

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