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snappily

adverb

Definition of snappily

as in quickly

with great speed she snappily completed the job application and handed it to the receptionist

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as in neatly

in a strikingly neat and trim manner the snappily attired male dancers wore top hats and tails

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as in lively

in a quick and spirited manner sang out the square dance calls snappily

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Adverb

Ruerup quickly rose through the ranks at Oxxford, gaining experience with everything from product and design to marketing and technology.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
As the most lethal and airborne variant of the infection, pneumonic plague is nearly always fatal unless specific antibiotics are given quickly.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of quickly

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Fresh dill both in the filling and on top adds herbaceous notes that keep every bite lively.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
The Windjammer The Windjammer is part restaurant, part legendary live-music venue, with a buzzy beachfront setting that keeps things lively well beyond dinner.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of lively

Adverb

All are alleged to have sent investors fake account statements and communications claiming their investments were either safe and sound or growing rapidly.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
The seconds-long loop consists of a purple image of a tank silhouette moving rapidly across the picture plane and patterned with what resemble dithered approximations of analog video interference.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of rapidly

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Charlottesville has become more Democratic, while rural areas have moved sharply toward Republicans.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
Once the company and its shareholders become accustomed to such a financial boost, an environment where individual guest spending sharply increases even when domestic park attendance is soft or steady, there’s likely no turning back.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sharply

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Inside Lindblom, university leaders playfully lobbied on behalf of their campuses to a group of more than a dozen participants, who fired inquiries back about courses, postgraduation job success rates, campus accessibility and culture, and more.

— Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
The vampy all-burgundy ensemble was playfully textural and was styled with burgundy tights and a bold burgundy red lip.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of playfully

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Authorities swiftly placed around 200 people under strict medical observation.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
However, Jim is sticking with CEO Ernie Herrman, who promised on TJX's post-earnings call that fixes were swiftly put in place and already starting to bear fruit in the current quarter.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of swiftly

Adverb

Incredibly easy to style, these effortless shoes pair casually with jeans, smartly with trousers or a skirt, or elegantly with your favorite fall dress.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2026
There was nothing that had escaped being stamped with the Festival’s ubiquitous emblem–sweets, cigarettes, perfume, even sandals–Specially designed to keep you cool and smartly shod for fun-loving Festival walking!

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

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