lickety-split \|likəd.ē| ̷ ̷\adverb alsolickety-brindle\-| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\; orlickety-cut\-| ̷ ̷\ Etymology: probably irregular from lick (I) + split or brindle or cut : with a rush : rapidly < you climb astride a little trolley and rattle out of the place lickety-split — Claudia Cassidy >