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adv
In a secure or firm manner; securely
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: fast, firmly, securely, tightly
Antonyms: none provided
adv
quickly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English fastly, fastliche, festliche, from Old English fæstlīċe (“firmly, constantly”), from Proto-West Germanic *fastulīkē, from Proto-West Germanic *fastulīkê (“securely, firmly”); equivalent to fast + -ly.
From Middle English fastliche, fastly; equivalent to fast + -ly.
