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Added 9 October 2026

quickly

/ˈkwɪk.li/ adverb

In Latin: citō, celeriter Wiktionary

adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about quickly at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

With speed.
he works quickly
With little or no delay.
the rescue squad arrived promptly
Without taking pains.
he looked cursorily through the magazine

Origin

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

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