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speedily

adv
/ˈspiːdɪli/

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”).

  1. inherited from *spēdiġlīċe✻
  2. inherited from spedily

Definitions

  1. In a speedy or fast manner.

    • He was speedily reassured, and with a large, white, rascally grin, and a glance at his charge, seemed to take me into partnership in his exalted trust.
    • If they keep marching as speedily as they are now, they should reach us within three days."

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

7 hops · closes at speedily

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

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