Kilo Lingo

quickly

/ˈkwɪk.li/

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Translation

In a fast way; taking only a little time.

Word origin

From quick plus the adverb ending -ly, from Old English -lice.

Origin
Old English
Root
cwic

Examples

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"Quickly" tells us she ran in a fast way.

Please .

Here "quickly" means to do it in a short time.

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Here "quickly" describes how fast he ate.

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This word is part of lesson 16.