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Quickly \Quick"ly\, adv. Speedily; with haste or celerity; soon; without delay; quick. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

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verb

1: with rapid movements; "he works quickly" [syn: rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apace] [ant: slowly]
2: with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" [syn: promptly, quick]
3: without taking pains; "he looked cursorily through the magazine" [syn: cursorily]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Quickly \Quick"ly\, adv. Speedily; with haste or celerity; soon; without delay; quick.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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