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Swiftly

//ˈswɪftli// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.

    "Mrs. Piper cut short these piracies by swiftly removing his spoon."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a swift manner wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English swiftly, swyftely, swiftliche, from Old English swiftlīċe (“swiftly”), equivalent to swift + -ly.

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