summarynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsʌm.ər.i/us/ˈsʌm.ɚ.i/formal summationB2 a short, clear description that gives the main facts or ideas about something:
At the end of the news, they often give you a summary of the main stories.
 In summary, they decided against the proposal. 
More examples
- I only asked for a summary of the main points but she's making a real meal out of it.
 - He gave us a short summary of the meeting.
 - Our teacher asked us to write a summary of the story.
 - In summary, the whole affair was a fiasco.
 - This document gives a summary of the relevant items of law.
 
summaryadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈsʌm.ər.i/us/ˈsʌm.ɚ.i/done suddenly, without discussion or legal arrangements:
summary arrest/dismissal/execution
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not expected or planned
- ad hoc
 - ad hocism
 - ad hockery
 - ad lib
 - ad-lib
 - adventitious
 - against (all) the odds/against all odds idiom
 - explosive
 - involuntary
 - it's just one of those things idiom
 - just like that idiom
 - make sth up as you go along idiom
 - muddle
 - rude
 - spur
 - unawares
 - undreamed of
 - unexpected
 - unforeseen
 - unintended
 
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summarily  
adverb uk/ˌsʌmˈer.əl.i/us/ˌsʌmˈer.əl.i/