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summarily

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /səˈmɛɹɪli/
  • /səˈmæɹɪli/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S AH0 M EH1 R IH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a summary manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: manner

Examples

  • They were fired summarily at a single plant-wide meeting.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Over a short period of time, briefly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: duration, time

Examples

  • He covered the topic summarily in an answer to a question.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

without delay; in a summary manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the suspected spy was summarily executed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English summary Middle English -ly English -ly English summarily From summary + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: sumàriament — in a summary manner
  • Dutch: summier — in a summary manner
  • Finnish: summittaisesti — in a summary manner
  • Finnish: pikaisesti — in a summary manner
  • French: sommairement — in a summary manner
  • German: zusammen — in a summary manner
  • German: gemeinsam — in a summary manner
  • German: allesamt — in a summary manner
  • German: zusammenfassend — in a summary manner
  • German: summarisch — in a summary manner
  • German: insgesamt — in a summary manner
  • Italian: sommariamente — in a summary manner
  • Italian: sbrigativamente — in a summary manner
  • Polish: pobieżnie — in a summary manner
  • Polish: krótko — in a summary manner
  • Portuguese: sumariamente — in a summary manner
  • Russian: кра́тко (krátko) — in a summary manner
  • Russian: вкра́тце (vkrátce) — in a summary manner
  • Russian: сжа́то (sžáto) — in a summary manner
  • Russian: сумма́рно (summárno) — in a summary manner
  • Russian: беcцеремо́нно (becceremónno) — in a summary manner
  • Spanish: sumariamente — in a summary manner
  • Swedish: summariskt — in a summary manner
  • Bulgarian: накратко (nakratko) — briefly
  • Catalan: breument — briefly
  • Catalan: sumàriament — briefly
  • Dutch: kortstondig — briefly
  • Finnish: lyhyesti — briefly
  • French: éphémère — briefly
  • French: sommairement — briefly
  • German: kurzerhand — briefly
  • German: zusammenfassend — briefly
  • German: kurzgefasst — briefly
  • German: zusammengefasst — briefly
  • German: umstandslos — briefly
  • German: ohne Umstände — briefly
  • German: ohne Formalitäten — briefly
  • German: schnell — briefly
  • German: in abgekürztem Verfahren — briefly
  • Italian: sommariamente — briefly
  • Latin: brevemente — briefly
  • Polish: krótko — briefly
  • Russian: кра́тко (krátko) — briefly
  • Russian: без промедле́ния (bez promedlénija) — briefly
  • Spanish: sumariamente — briefly