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Definitions for Swiftly

[1] moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship.
[2] coming, happening, or performed quickly or without delay: a swift decision.
[3] quick or prompt to act or respond: swift to jump to conclusions.
[4] Slang . quick to perceive or understand; smart; clever: You can't cheat him, he's too swift.
[5] swiftly.
[6] any of numerous long-winged, swallowlike birds of the family Apodidae, related to the hummingbirds and noted for their rapid flight.
[7] tree swift.
[8] spiny lizard.
[9] Also called swift moth, ghost moth. any of several brown or gray moths, the males of which are usually white, of the family Hepialidae, noted for rapid flight.
[10] an adjustable device upon which a hank of yarn is placed in order to wind off skeins or balls.
[11] the main cylinder on a machine for carding flax.
[12] moving or able to move quickly; fast
[13] occurring or performed quickly or suddenly; instant a swift response
[14] (postpositive foll by to ) prompt to act or respond swift to take revenge
[15] swiftly or quickly (in combination ) swift-moving
[16] any bird of the families Apodidae and Hemiprocnidae, such as Apus apus (common swift ) of the Old World: order Apodiformes. They have long narrow wings and spend most of the time on the wing
[17] (sometimes capital) a variety of domestic fancy pigeon originating in Egypt and Syria and having an appearance somewhat similar to a swift
[18] short for swift moth
[19] any of certain North American lizards of the genera Sceloporus and Uta that can run very rapidly: family Iguanidae (iguanas)
[20] the main cylinder in a carding machine
[21] an expanding circular frame used to hold skeins of silk, wool, etc
[22] Graham Colin. born 1949, English writer: his novels include Waterland (1983), Last Orders (1996), which won the Booker prize, and The Light of Day (2002)
[23] Jonathan. 1667–1745, Anglo-Irish satirist and churchman, who became dean of St Patrick's, Dublin, in 1713. His works include A Tale of a Tub (1704) and Gulliver's Travels (1726)

Words related to Swiftly

swiftrapidly, speedily, quickly, hastily, promptly, expeditiously, fleetly, apace, flat-out, hotfoot, posthaste, quick, swift, double-quick, hurriedly

Words nearby Swiftly

swiftsweven, sweyn, swff, swg, swidden, swift, swift current, swift fox, swift moth, swift's disease, swift, jonathan

Origin of Swiftly

before 900; Middle English (adj. and adv.), Old English (adj.); akin to Old English swīfan to revolve, Old Norse svīfa to rove; see swivel

Words that may be confused with Swiftly

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, swiftfast, quick, rapid, swift, (see, synonym, study, at, quick)

Other words from Swiftly

swift·ly , adverb
swift·ness , noun

Word origin for Swiftly

Old English, from swīfan to turn; related to Old Norse svifa to rove, Old Frisian swīvia to waver, Old High German sweib a reversal; see swivel

Synonyms for Swiftly

expeditiously, hastily, promptly, quickly, rapidly, speedily, fleetly, apace, double-quick, flat-out, full tilt, hotfoot, hurriedly, posthaste, quick, swift, without warning