lickety-split

lick·e·ty–split

adv \ˌli-kə-tē-ˈsplit\

Definition of LICKETY-SPLIT

: at great speed

Origin of LICKETY-SPLIT

probably irregular from ¹lick + split

First Known Use: circa 1859

Related to LICKETY-SPLIT

Synonyms: apace, briskly, chop-chop, double-quick, fleetly, full tilt, hastily, hell-for-leather, hot, lickety-split, posthaste, presto, pronto, quick, quickly, rapidly, snappily, soon, speedily, swift, swiftly

Antonyms: slow, slowly

Related Words: immediately, promptly, readily; impetuously, impulsively, rashly, recklessly; abruptly, suddenly; energetically, vigorously

Near Antonyms: laggardly, lingeringly, ploddingly, sluggishly; deliberately, leisurely; belatedly, delinquently, tardily

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