quicklikeadv.
/ˈkwɪklʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈkwɪklaɪk/ In later use colloquial and regional.
In a quick or rapid manner; quickly.
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the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adverb]
yeverlyeOE
cofeOE
snellya1000
whatlichea1000
swiftlyc1000
yernea1023
skeetc1175
swithc1175
whatec1175
lightly?c1225
tidelyc1225
fastlyc1275
swithc1275
fastc1300
quickc1300
titec1300
quicklya1325
rada1325
snellc1330
titelyc1330
swithly?1370
hastlya1375
ketlya1375
ketec1380
speedlyc1380
speedfully1398
keenlya1400
skeetlya1400
speedilya1400
swiftc1400
yederlyc1400
apacea1423
rasha1475
runninglyc1475
speedful?c1480
rackly?a1500
rashly1533
stiffly1535
roundly1548
post1549
fleet1587
fleetly1598
speedy1601
raptly1646
fastisha1650
wingedly1651
rapidly1653
rapid1677
velociously1680
express1765
quicklike1782
spankingly1803
spankily1842
fleetingly1883
quick-foot1891
on the quick-foot1894
zippily1924
1782 Edinb. Delivered 28 See crabbed Nibney quick-like tread; At ev'ry step she nods her head.
1841 J. Ayre in Abp. Sandys's Serm. p. xi Seeing you mind to go over sea, get you gone so quick like as you can.
1854 M. Langdon Ida May v. 56 Miss Lizzy, she say, quick like, ‘Don't you be feared, Benns, you'se allus been good girl.’
1875 R. D. Blackmore Alice Lorraine II. xvii. 126 Missie slips away so quick like; I can never get hold of her.
1913 G. Stratton-Porter Laddie viii. 235 He..looked down the hole I showed him and he cried out quicklike.
1951 H. Giles Harbin's Ridge xxi. 186 He slewed his eyes at me quick-like.
1978 A. Price '44 Vintage vi. 70 We've to nip in quick-like.
2005 W. Johnstone Preacher's Journey 44 I had to do my growin' up sorta quicklike, but I managed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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