† postinglyadv.
Obsolete.
Hastily, hurriedly.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adverb] > hastily or hurriedly
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1610 H. Wotton Let. 29 Oct. in L. P. Smith Life & Lett. Sir H. Wotton (1907) I. 495 This was the matter that he was come postingly..from Rome to tell me.
1636 Earl of Cork in Lismore Papers (1888) 2nd Ser. III. 259 I could neuer see that [paper]..neither can I remember the contents of it, it was so postingly read ouer vnto me.
1657 J. Harington Hist. Polindor & Flostella (ed. 3) i. 41 Thus, forth they rush'd Like loos'd Winds postingly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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adv.1610- to go to the country
- to go to the cow
- to go to the devil
- to go to the devil across lots
- to go to the dickens
- to go to the dogs
- to go to the etc
- to go to the fore
- to go to the gate
- to go to the greenwood
- to go to the ground
- to go to the horse
- to go to the lavatory
- to go to the law
- to go to the length of
- to go to the majority
- to go to the mat
- to go to the mischief
- to go to the mound
- to go to the pack
- to go to the post
- to go to the pot
- to go to the rescue
- to go to the right shop
- to go to the rut