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summarily

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sum·ma·ry  (sm-r)
adj.
1. Presenting the substance in a condensed form; concise: a summary review.
2. Performed speedily and without ceremony: summary justice; a summary rejection.
n. pl. sum·ma·ries
A presentation of the substance of a body of material in a condensed form or by reducing it to its main points; an abstract.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin summrius, of or concerning the sum, from Latin summa, sum; see sum1.]
sum·mari·ly (s-mr-l) adv.
summa·ri·ness n.
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Adv.1.summarily - without delay; in a summary manner; "the suspected spy was summarily executed"
summarily
adverb immediately, promptly, swiftly, on the spot, speedily, without delay, arbitrarily, at short notice, forthwith, expeditiously, peremptorily, without wasting words
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The commandant has issued an order, which is posted everywhere, declaring that any civilian caught interfering with the railroad, its bridges, tunnels, or trains will be summarily hanged.
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But despite the providential loneliness of the road, there were one or two terrors that could not be disposed of so summarily.
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