SUMMARILY

summarily

(adverb) without delay; in a summary manner; “the suspected spy was summarily executed”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

summarily (comparative more summarily, superlative most summarily)

(manner) In a summary manner.

(duration) Over a short period of time, briefly.

Synonyms

• (in a summary manner): unceremoniously

• (over a short period of time): ephemerally, fleetingly, transiently; see also temporarily

Source: Wiktionary


Sum"ma*ri*ly, adv.

Definition: In a summary manner.

SUMMARY

Sum"ma*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. sommaire. See Sum.]

1. Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary statement of facts.

2. Hence, rapidly performed; quickly executed; as, a summary process; to take summary vengeance.

Syn.

– Short; brief; concise; compendious; succinct.

Sum"ma*ry, n.; pl. Summaries. Etym: [F. sommaire, or L. summarium. See Summary, a.]

Definition: A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or substance of a fuller account.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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