单词 | briskly |
释义 | 1 (adverb) Eve walked briskly down the corridor. Synonyms quickly smartly promptly She lay down and promptly fell asleep. rapidly readily I don't readily make friends. actively efficiently vigorously energetically pronto (informal) nimbly The head of Quebec's Treasury Board has negotiated nimbly with the trade unions. posthaste The pilot decided to return to Farnborough post haste. 2 (adverb) A trader said gold was selling briskly on the local market. Synonyms rapidly He was moving rapidly around the room. quickly She turned and ran quickly up the stairs to the flat above. apace (literary) Summer gallops on apace. pdq (slang) 3 (adverb) `Anyhow,' she added briskly, `it's none of my business.' Synonyms brusquely firmly decisively incisively Additional synonymsin the sense of apace Definition quickly Summer gallops on apace. Synonyms quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily, without delay, at full speed, expeditiously, posthaste, with dispatch in the sense of nimbly The head of Quebec's Treasury Board has negotiated nimbly with the trade unions. Synonyms smartly, sharply, alertly, readily, quick-wittedly, fast, quickly, promptly, swiftly, actively, acutely, speedily, pronto (informal), hotfoot, pdq (slang), posthastein the sense of posthaste Definition with great speed The pilot decided to return to Farnborough post haste. Synonyms speedily, directly, quickly, promptly, at once, swiftly, hastily, straightaway, full tilt, pronto (informal), double-quick, hotfoot, pdq (slang), before you can say Jack Robinson Nearby words of |
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