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[ adverb ] in a swift manner

Synonyms

fleetly

Examples

"she moved swiftly"

Used in print

(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)

Prokofieff was able to adjust his creative personality to a swiftly changing world without losing his particular force and direction .

(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)

But the Latin_American republics who have been rather inclined to drag their feet on taking action against Castro also reacted swiftly last week by finally throwing Cuba off the Inter-American_Defense_Board .

(George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)

Then he was striding across the room , his thoughts confused but the worry building swiftly inside him as he snatched_up the note .

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

`` What luck , Cobb '' ? he said swiftly .

(Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)

With their load of bombs gone , the planes moved swiftly and easily .

Related terms

fleet fleet fleet

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Rhymes with

sweetly wheatley adequately wheatley softly deftly distinctly succinctly exquisitely intermittently implicitly explicitly strictly minutely neatly illicitly perfectly deliberately incoherently differently inherently discreetly imperfectly tightly manifestly competently hesitantly quaintly adequately inadequately tacitly brilliantly triumphantly quietly steadfastly coherently vehemently priestly priestley consequently subsequently insistently stately instantly saintly persistently constantly slightly obediently frequently eloquently sprightly completely consistently stoutly deliberately infrequently attlee shortly secretly aptly devoutly smartly appropriately flatly obediently firstly elegantly leniently definitely conveniently significantly faintly infinitely indignantly indefinitely inappropriately patently blatantly intently incidentally inadvertently robustly incompetently immediately astutely modestly unsightly innately desperately curtly motley lightly lately knightly nightly rightly honestly gently absolutely separately earnestly differently justly indirectly incorrectly ineptly accurately inaccurately hotly abruptly impatiently patiently passionately partly bluntly brightly negligently exultantly vastly approximately expertly efficiently disproportionately dispassionately magnificently sufficiently resolutely decently intelligently reluctantly compassionately dishonestly recently concretely insufficiently complacently stringently innocently proportionately inefficiently incessantly portly affectionately pleasantly transparently fervently elaborately stridently inherently prudently unpleasantly presently apparently imprudently fortnightly evidently confidently importantly ghostly greatly ghastly mostly directly lastly courtly costly correctly promptly silently fluently flamboyantly nonchalantly violently defiantly concurrently unjustly privately immaculately imminently fraudulently hartley permanently valiantly virulently excellently extravagantly eminently reverently violently delicately legitimately jointly remotely covertly intimately intricately resolutely arrogantly inordinately

Phonetic and Homophones

S W IH1 F T L IY0

Similar Spelling

swiftlet

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