rapidly
//ˈɹæpɪdli//
Forms
- Comparative
- more rapidly
- Superlative
- most rapidly
Definitions
1.With speed; in a rapid manner.
- She packed her case rapidly and hurried out.
- We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith.
- But even as he announced the military operation, he appeared to be rapidly trying to get himself back to the middle by insisting that the strike was a one-off and that he continues to seek peace.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3085
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p-der.
Proto-Italic *rapjō
Latin rapiō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin rapidusder.
Middle French rapidebor.
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Latin rapidusbor.
English rapid
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.