Definition of SUMMARILY

summarily

Adverb

  • without delay; in a summary manner
    • "the suspected spy was summarily executed"

Adv

  • In a summary manner.
  • Over a short period of time, briefly.

Examples

  • He covered the topic summarily in an answer to a question.
  • They were fired summarily at a single plant-wide meeting.

Origin / Etymology

From summary + -ly.

Scrabble Score: 16

summarily: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
summarily: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
summarily: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

summarily: valid Words With Friends Word