Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fastly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
fast-ly
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a secure or firm manner; securely

adv

quickly

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English fastly, fastliche, festliche, from Old English fæstlīċe (“firmly, constantly”), from Proto-West Germanic *fastulīkē, from Proto-West Germanic *fastulīkê (“securely, firmly”); equivalent to fast + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: fastly, fæstlīċe, *fastulīkē, *fastulīkê, fastliche
  • Suffix: fast

Inflected Forms

more fastly (comparative) most fastly (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does fastly mean?
In a secure or firm manner; securely
Where does fastly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce fastly

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