English Online Dictionary. What means quickly? What does quickly mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English quykly, quikliche, quicliche, cwikliche, cwickliche, from Old English cwiculīċe, equivalent to quick + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwɪkli/
- Rhymes: -ɪkli
Adverb
quickly (comparative quicklier or more quickly, superlative quickliest or most quickly)
- Rapidly; with speed; fast.
- Very soon.
Usage notes
- Although the comparative (quicklier) and superlative (quickliest) one-word forms exist and are and have been in limited use, the two-word forms (more quickly and most quickly) are much more common.
Derived terms
Related terms
- quick (adjective and adverb)