The terrified sailors would have begun to depart quicklier than they did, had not fear itself made them move slowly.
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Quicklier
Synonyms for "quicklier" (188 found)
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lickety-cutlickety-splitmomentarilynimblyon the doubleon the instanton the runon the spotpdqpell mellpell-mellpostposthasteprecipitatelyprestopretty damned quickpromptlyprontoquickrashly
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readilyrecklesslyrightright awayright offsharplyshortlyshotslapdashsmartlysnappilyspeedilysprylystraightawaystraightwaysubitosuddenlysummarilysuperficiallyswiftswiftlytimetransientlytrippinglyunder forced draftvivaciouslywhip and spurwith a rushwith alacritywith all hastewith all speedwith dispatchwith giant strideswith gustowith hastewith open armswith rapid strideswith relishwith speedwith zestwithout delaywithout further delayzestfully
Adverb(27 words)
lickety-splitlike a bat out of helllike a blue-arsed flylike a dose of saltslike a rat up a drainpipelike gangbusterslike shit through a gooselike the clapperslike the windlike there is no tomorrowon the doubleon the pdqpdqpost-hasteposthasteprontoquick as a flashquick as a winkquicksomerapidly
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The apprentice will learn much better and quicklier how to do things for knowing beforehand why he is bidden to do them in any particular way[…]
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