lickety-split

[ lik-i-tee-split ]

/ ˈlɪk ɪ tiˈsplɪt /

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adverb Informal.

at great speed; rapidly: to travel lickety-split.

Origin of lickety-split

1835–45, Americanism; perhaps dial. licket rag (for wiping in haste, with one lick) + -y¹ + split, as in split second

Words nearby lickety-split

licit, lick, lick-alike, licker-in, lickerish, lickety-split, licking, Licking River, lick into shape, Lick Observatory, lick one's chops

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Example sentences from the Web for lickety-split

They must have seed the carriage drivin' away, and thought for sure it had the gal in it, and they was after it, lickety-split.
The Stories of the Three Burglars|Frank Richard Stockton
A man was coming down from the north, lickety-split on a roan with a rangy stride.
Curly|Roger Pocock
She thought her last-day was come, with the fences streaking past her lickety-split.
Across the Fruited Plain|Florence Crannell Means
On he fled, across the crisp fields, leaped the fence and struck the road, lickety-split!
Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories|John Fox, Jr.

And Beagle heard a noise he thought was a fox barking and he started for the tamarack swamp, lickety-split.
Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp|Annie Roe Carr

British Dictionary definitions for lickety-split

lickety-split

/ (ˈlɪkɪtɪˈsplɪt) /

adverb

US and Canadian informal very quickly; speedily

Word Origin for lickety-split

C19: from lick + split

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单词	lickety-split
释义	lickety-split [ lik-i-tee-split ] / ˈlɪk ɪ tiˈsplɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lickety-split ON THESAURUS.COM adverb Informal. at great speed; rapidly: to travel lickety-split. Origin of lickety-split 1835–45, Americanism; perhaps dial. licket rag (for wiping in haste, with one lick) + -y¹ + split, as in split second Words nearby lickety-split licit, lick, lick-alike, licker-in, lickerish, lickety-split, licking, Licking River, lick into shape, Lick Observatory, lick one's chops Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lickety-split They must have seed the carriage drivin' away, and thought for sure it had the gal in it, and they was after it, lickety-split. The Stories of the Three Burglars\|Frank Richard Stockton A man was coming down from the north, lickety-split on a roan with a rangy stride. Curly\|Roger Pocock She thought her last-day was come, with the fences streaking past her lickety-split. Across the Fruited Plain\|Florence Crannell Means On he fled, across the crisp fields, leaped the fence and struck the road, lickety-split! Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories\|John Fox, Jr. And Beagle heard a noise he thought was a fox barking and he started for the tamarack swamp, lickety-split. Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp\|Annie Roe Carr British Dictionary definitions for lickety-split lickety-split / (ˈlɪkɪtɪˈsplɪt) / adverb US and Canadian informal very quickly; speedily Word Origin for lickety-split C19: from lick + split Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lickety-split fast, jiffy, quickly, rapidly, speed, swiftly
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lickety-split

adverb Informal.

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adverb

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