rapidly

adv
/ˈɹæpɪdli/

Etymology

From rapid + -ly.

  1. borrowed from rapidus
  2. borrowed from rapide
  3. formed as rapidly — “rapid + -ly

Definitions

  1. With speed

    With speed; in a rapid manner.

    • She packed her case rapidly and hurried out.
    • We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at rapidly. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at rapidly. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at rapidly

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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