summarily
pronunciation
How to pronounce summarily in British English:
UK [səˈmerəli]
How to pronounce summarily in American English:
US [səˈmerəli]
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- Adverb:
- without delay; in a summary manner
Word Origin
- summarily (adv.)
- 1520s, "briefly, in few words," from summary + -ly (2). Meaning "without hesitation or formality" is from 1620s.
Example
- 1. You should have been summarily dismissed
- 2. He claims he was summarily dismissed by the club chairman derrick richardson last month .
- 3. A chance to punch out the boss without getting summarily turfed .
- 4. Summarily , good real estate letters can help you increase your business and put money in the bank .
- 5. But there are several varieties of what may be described as virtual atheism which cannot be dismissed so summarily .