lickety-split

adverb

lick·​e·​ty-split ˌli-kə-tē-ˈsplit How to pronounce lickety-split (audio)
: at great speed

Examples of lickety-split in a Sentence

the scared dog ran lickety-split for home
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Self-serve kiosks now allow people who prefer lickety-split transactions to simply scan a QR code, drop their package or unboxed return item, and leave. Heather Newman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Initially priced at $9.25 million, the price was lickety-split dropped to $8.75 million. Mark David, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2023 In the handful of years between the end of World War I and the 1929 stock market crash, Los Angeles became, lickety-split, the aviation capital of the nation. Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023 Thankfully, the accelerator isn’t overly sensitive, because pinning it rockets the MoonBike to its 26-mph claimed top speed lickety-split. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 17 Apr. 2023

Word History

Etymology

probably irregular from lick entry 1 + split

First Known Use

circa 1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lickety-split was circa 1859

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Cite this Entry

“Lickety-split.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lickety-split. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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