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# xanımböcəyi
## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

Izafet II compound of xanım +‎ böcək.

### Noun

xanımböcəyi (definite accusative xanımböcəyini, plural xanımböcəkləri)
* ladybug, ladybird
    Synonyms: parəbüzən, xallı böcək, uçağan

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “xanımböcəyi” in Obastan.com.
# milçək
## Azerbaijani
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [milt͡ʃæc], [milt͡sæt͡ʃ], [-æj], [-æh], [-ej]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: mil‧çək

### Noun

milçək (definite accusative milçəyi, plural milçəklər)
* fly (insect)
    Synonyms: çibin, sinək

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “milçək” in Obastan.com.
# λαμπροτήτοιν
## Ancient Greek
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lam.pro.tɛ̌ː.toi̯n/ → /lam.proˈti.tyn/ → /lam.broˈti.tin/
* (5th BCE Attic) IPA: /lam.pro.tɛ̌ː.toi̯n/
* (1st CE Egyptian) IPA: /lam.proˈte̝.tyn/
* (4th CE Koine) IPA: /lam.proˈti.tyn/
* (10th CE Byzantine) IPA: /lam.proˈti.tyn/
* (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA: /lam.broˈti.tin/

### Noun

λᾰμπροτήτοιν • (lămprotḗtoin) f
* genitive/dative dual of λᾰμπρότης (lămprótēs)
# ağcaqanad
## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

From ağca +‎ qanad.

### Noun

ağcaqanad (definite accusative ağcaqanadı, plural ağcaqanadlar)
* mosquito

#### Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of ağcaqanad (“mosquito”) :
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| Regional | Group | Subgroup | Location | Words |
| North Azerbaijani | Eastern | Eastern | Derbend | kormilçəg, uzunburun |
| North Azerbaijani | Eastern | Eastern | Quba | uzunburun |
| North Azerbaijani | Eastern | Eastern | Khachmaz | uzunburun |
| North Azerbaijani | Eastern | Eastern | Shamakhi | hünü |
| North Azerbaijani | Eastern | Eastern | Shirvan | hüni |
| North Azerbaijani | Eastern | Eastern | Sabirabad | ditdili, hüni |
| North Azerbaijani | Eastern | Eastern | Jalilabad | hüni |
| North Azerbaijani | Eastern | Eastern | Imishli | hünü |
| North Azerbaijani | Eastern | Eastern | Ismayilli | hünü |
| North Azerbaijani | Eastern | Eastern | Salyan | hünü |
| North Azerbaijani | Eastern | Eastern | Masally | hünü |
| North Azerbaijani | Western | Borchaly | Borchaly | nünü, mığı |
| North Azerbaijani | Western | Qazakh-Tovuz | Qazakh | nünü, mığı |
| North Azerbaijani | Western | Qazakh-Tovuz | Barana | mığı |
| North Azerbaijani | Western | Central | Khojavend | ditdili |
| North Azerbaijani | Western | Central | Goychay | ditdili, hüni |
| North Azerbaijani | Western | Central | Goygol | ağcağan |
| North Azerbaijani | Western | Central | Goranboy | mığı |
| North Azerbaijani | Western | Central | Kalbajar | diddi |
| North Azerbaijani | Western | Central | Mingechevir | ditdili, hünü |
| North Azerbaijani | Western | Central | Ujar | hüni, hünü |
| North Azerbaijani | Western | Central | Ganja | mığı |
| North Azerbaijani | Western | Central | Kurdamir | hini, bitdili, ditdili |
| North Azerbaijani | Western | Central | Jabrayil | ditdili |
| North Azerbaijani | Western | Central | Agjabedi | ditdili |
| North Azerbaijani | Western | Central | Agdam | ditdili |
| North Azerbaijani | Northern | Northern | Oghuz | ditdili, ağcağan |
| North Azerbaijani | Southern | Southern | Nakhchivan | mığmığ |
| North Azerbaijani | Southern | Southern | Zangilan | nünü |
| North Azerbaijani | Southern | Southern | Sharur | xəkbeçə |

### Further reading

* “ağcaqanad” in Obastan.com.
# pěkném
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpjɛknɛːm]

### Adjective

pěkném
* locative masculine/neuter singular of pěkný
# yaban arısı
## Turkish
### Noun

yaban arısı (definite accusative yaban arısını, plural yaban arısılar)
* wasp
# Testudinidae
## Translingual
### Etymology

Testudo +‎ -idae

### Proper noun

Testudinidae
* A taxonomic family within the order Testudines – tortoises.

#### Hypernyms

* (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Testudinata – subclass; Testudines – order; Cryptodira - suborder; Testudinoidea - superfamily

#### Hyponyms

* (family): Aldabrachelys, Astrochelys, Centrochelys, Chelonoidis, Chersina, Chersobius, Geochelone, Gopherus, Homopus, Indotestudo, Kinixys, Malacochersus, Manouria, Psammobates, Pyxis, Stigmochelys, Testudo – extant genera

### References

* Testudinidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Testudinidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Testudinidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
# chwci
## Welsh
### Noun

chwci
* Aspirate mutation of cwci.

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
# pervane
## Turkish
### Etymology

From Persian پروانه (parvâne).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: per‧va‧ne

### Noun

pervane (definite accusative pervaneyi, plural pervaneler)
* propeller
* moth

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
pervane
pervaneler
definite accusative
pervaneyi
pervaneleri
dative
pervaneye
pervanelere
locative
pervanede
pervanelerde
ablative
pervaneden
pervanelerden
genitive
pervanenin
pervanelerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
pervanem
pervanelerim
2nd singular
pervanen
pervanelerin
3rd singular
pervanesi
pervaneleri
1st plural
pervanemiz
pervanelerimiz
2nd plural
pervaneniz
pervaneleriniz
3rd plural
pervaneleri
pervaneleri
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
pervanemi
pervanelerimi
2nd singular
pervaneni
pervanelerini
3rd singular
pervanesini
pervanelerini
1st plural
pervanemizi
pervanelerimizi
2nd plural
pervanenizi
pervanelerinizi
3rd plural
pervanelerini
pervanelerini
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
pervaneme
pervanelerime
2nd singular
pervanene
pervanelerine
3rd singular
pervanesine
pervanelerine
1st plural
pervanemize
pervanelerimize
2nd plural
pervanenize
pervanelerinize
3rd plural
pervanelerine
pervanelerine
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
pervanemde
pervanelerimde
2nd singular
pervanende
pervanelerinde
3rd singular
pervanesinde
pervanelerinde
1st plural
pervanemizde
pervanelerimizde
2nd plural
pervanenizde
pervanelerinizde
3rd plural
pervanelerinde
pervanelerinde
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
pervanemden
pervanelerimden
2nd singular
pervanenden
pervanelerinden
3rd singular
pervanesinden
pervanelerinden
1st plural
pervanemizden
pervanelerimizden
2nd plural
pervanenizden
pervanelerinizden
3rd plural
pervanelerinden
pervanelerinden
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
pervanemin
pervanelerimin
2nd singular
pervanenin
pervanelerinin
3rd singular
pervanesinin
pervanelerinin
1st plural
pervanemizin
pervanelerimizin
2nd plural
pervanenizin
pervanelerinizin
3rd plural
pervanelerinin
pervanelerinin :
# stercoration
## English
### Etymology

From Latin stercoratio, from stercorare (“to dung”).

### Noun

stercoration (countable and uncountable, plural stercorations)
* (obsolete) Manuring with dung.
** 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “VI. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:The first and most ordinary help is stercoration . The sheeps dung is one of the best ; and next the dung of kine : and thirdly , that of horses

#### Related terms

* stercorate

### References

* “stercoration”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

### Anagrams

* retroactions
# zhabave
## Albanian
### Noun

zhabave
* inflection of zhabë:
** indefinite dative plural
** definite dative/ablative plural
# Amphibia
## Translingual
### Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβια (amphíbia), nominative neuter plural of ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios, “two types of life”), from ἀμφί (amphí, “of both kinds”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).

### Proper noun

Amphibia
* A taxonomic class within the superclass Tetrapoda – all amphibians.

#### Hypernyms

* (class in Tetrapoda): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass

#### Hyponyms

* (class): Lissamphibia (modern amphibians: frogs, caecilians, and salamanders) (subclass)
** †Labyrinthodontia, †Lepospondyli (extinct subclasses)
** Gerobatrachus (genus, incertae sedis)
* (class in Tetrapoda): Anura, Caudata, Gymnophiona – orders

#### Coordinate terms

* (class in Tetrapoda): Mammalia, Reptilia

### References

* Amphibia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Amphibia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Amphibia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Amphibia (classifications) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Amphibia at the Tree of Life Web Project
* 1 2 3 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI
# ségrou
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɛːɡrou̯]

### Noun

ségrou
* instrumental singular of ségra
# calbindin
## English
### Etymology

Contraction of calcium binding +‎ -in.

### Noun

calbindin (countable and uncountable, plural calbindins)
* (biochemistry) Any of a class of calcium-binding proteins first described as the vitamin D-dependent calcium binding proteins in intestine and kidney.
# 𐌃𐌖𐌄𐌍𐌏𐌌
## Faliscan
### Etymology

From Proto-Italic *dwenos. Cognate with Latin bonus.

### Adjective

𐌃𐌖𐌄𐌍𐌏𐌌 • (duenom) n (nominative/accusative singular)
* good
** 2009, Gabriël Bakkum, The Latin dialect of the Ager Faliscus: 150 years of scholarship‎ (in English), Vossiuspers UvA, page 127:eco quto *e uotenosio titias duenom duenas

#### Inflection

* 𐌃𐌖𐌄𐌍𐌀𐌔 (duenas, feminine genitive singular)
# మహాకవి
## Telugu
### Etymology

From మహా (mahā) +‎ కవి (kavi).

### Pronunciation

* Audio (India):(file)

### Noun

మహాకవి • (mahākavi) ? (plural మహాకవులు)
* a great poet
# ishujt
## Albanian
### Noun

ishujt
* definite nominative/accusative plural of ishull
# handkerchief code
## English
### Pronunciation

* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

handkerchief code (plural handkerchief codes)
* The display of handkerchiefs of various colors used as a coded way to indicate the sexual interests of the wearer.
    Synonyms: hanky code, bandana code, flagging
** 1976 February 7, Rosenjoy, “Sadomasochism: The Theory And The Practice”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 32, page 10:Because S&M is in the news this year: the Village Voice, Boston Globe, Time. They tell of all those big, mean men in leather and denim, keys dangling from leather straps, spiked dog collars around the necks. Between the key code (keys on the left—S; keys right—M) and the handkerchief code (color worn denotes favorite sexual act), the men don't even have to talk to each other.
# Bongabon
## English
### Proper noun

Bongabon
* A municipality of Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
# 강추
## Korean
### Etymology

Abbreviation of 강력 추천 (gangnyeok chucheon).

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ka̠ŋt͡ɕʰu]
* Phonetic hangul: [강추]

### Noun

강추 • (gangchu) (hanja 強推/强推)
* (Internet slang) strong recommendation
# tahtakurusu
## Turkish
### Alternative forms

* tahta kurusu

### Etymology

Compound of tahta and Greek κοριός (koriós, “bug, bedbug”) reanalyzed as kuru.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

tahtakurusu (definite accusative tahtakurusunu, plural tahtakuruları)
* bedbug

### References

* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tahta kurusu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
# ỳ ạch
## Vietnamese
### Adjective

ỳ ạch (‑a reduplication ỳ à ỳ ạch)
* Alternative spelling of ì ạch.
# ì ạch
## Vietnamese
### Alternative forms

* ỳ ạch

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [ʔi˨˩ ʔajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
* (Huế) IPA: [ʔɪj˦˩ ʔat̚˨˩ʔ]
* (Saigon) IPA: [ʔɪj˨˩ ʔat̚˨˩˨]

### Adjective

ì ạch (‑a reduplication ì à ì ạch)
* (ideophonic) labouring; plodding; with difficulty; heavy; difficult
# église
## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Middle French eglise, from Old French eglise, esglise, from Vulgar Latin *eclesia, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “gathering”).
* Cognate with Catalan església, Italian chiesa, Portuguese igreja, Spanish iglesia

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /e.ɡliz/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

église f (plural églises)
* (architecture, Christianity) church

#### Usage notes

Traditionally, in Europe, église refers to a Catholic or Orthodox church, with Protestant churches referred to as temples. In Canada, église is used for all Christian churches.

#### Derived terms

* banc d’église
* gueux comme un rat d’église

#### Descendants

* Antillean Creole: légliz
* Guianese Creole: légliz
* Haitian Creole: legliz
* Karipúna Creole French: legliz
* Louisiana Creole: legliz
* → Malagasy: eglizy
* Seychellois Creole: legliz
* → Tayo: leglis

#### See also

* mosquée (Islam)
* synagogue (Jewish)
* temple (generic, Protestant)

### Further reading

* “église”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
* “église” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
* “église” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.

### Anagrams

* Gisèle
* lièges
* seigle
# root cellar
## English
### Noun

root cellar (plural root cellars)
* A structure built underground or partially underground and used to store vegetables, fruits, and nuts or other foods.
    Coordinate term: fruitery (archaic)
    Potatoes can keep if they are in a root cellar.

#### Translations
### Verb

root cellar (third-person singular simple present root cellars, present participle root cellaring, simple past and past participle root cellared)
* To cellar (food) in a root cellar.
    The growers will root cellar whatever portion of the crop does not sell at harvest time.
# Erindi
## Albanian
### Proper noun

Erindi
* inflection of Erind:
** definite nominative singular
** indefinite dative/genitive/ablative singular
# silver birch
## English
### Noun

silver birch (plural silver birches)
* A European deciduous tree, Betula pendula, characterised by white peeling bark and drooping branches.
** 1950 July, “Traveller's Joy”, in Railway Magazine, page ii (advertisement):The taproots of trees like the false acacia, growing between Park Royal and Alperton, thrust deeply into the ground, while the spreading roots of the silver birch stitch the soil.
# talrás
## Icelandic
### Noun

talrás f (genitive singular talrásar, nominative plural talrásir)
* voice circuit
* voice chat
# maczugę
## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (normal speech) /maˈt͡ʂu.ɡɛ/, (careful speech) /maˈt͡ʂu.ɡɛw̃/
* Rhymes: -uɡɛw̃
* Syllabification: ma‧czu‧gę

### Noun

maczugę
* accusative singular of maczuga
# ACh
## Translingual
### Symbol

ACh
* Symbol for acetylcholine.
# ACH
## Translingual
### Symbol

ACH
* (international standards, aviation) IATA airport code for St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport, which serves St. Gallen, Switzerland.

## English
### Proper noun

ACH
* (banking, US) Initialism of Automated Clearing House, an electronic banking network often used for direct deposit and electronic bill payment.

### Noun

ACH (plural ACHs)
* (military, US) Initialism of Advanced Combat Helmet.

### Anagrams

* -cha, CAH, CHA, Cha, HAC, HCA, cah, cha
# ạch
## Vietnamese
### Alternative forms

* oạch

### Etymology

From onomatopoeia.

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [ʔajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
* (Huế) IPA: [ʔat̚˨˩ʔ]
* (Saigon) IPA: [ʔat̚˨˩˨]

### Noun

(classifier cái) ạch • (𬪾)
* (sound) a flop; whack; smack (especially of a falling object)
# King Richard
## English
### Proper noun

King Richard
* (literally) Any of various English kings named Richard.
* (humorous, derogatory) Richard Nixon.
** 1976 February 7, “A Liberation Publication?”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 32, page 5:And never mind that Goodstein, a former Grand Poo-bah in the GOP, borrowed that time-tried "silent majority" line from former King Richard.
# 삼가하다
## Korean
### Etymology

Via mistaken reanalysis of 삼가다 (samgada) to be a 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving action verbs) verb.

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [sʰa̠mɡa̠ɦa̠da̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [삼가하다]

### Verb

삼가하다 • (samgahada) (infinitive 삼가해 or 삼가하여, sequential 삼가하니)
* (proscribed) Nonstandard form of 삼가다 (samgada, “to refrain from”).
# fingersmith
## English
### Alternative forms

* finger-smith

### Etymology

From finger +‎ smith.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈfɪŋɡə(ˌ)smɪθ/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌsmɪθ/
* Audio (General American):(file)

### Noun

fingersmith (plural fingersmiths) (slang, archaic, historical)
* pickpocket
** 1977, Roald Dahl, The Hitch-Hiker, Atlantic Monthly:"What do you call yourself, then?" "Me? I'm a fingersmith. I'm a professional fingersmith." He spoke the words solemnly and proudly, as though he were telling me he was the President of the Royal College of Surgeons or the Archbishop of Canterbury. "I've never heard that word before," I said. "Did you invent it?" "Of course I didn't invent it," he replied. "It's the name given to them who's risen to the very top of the profession. You've 'eard of a goldsmith and a silversmith, for instance. They're experts with gold and silver. I'm an expert with my fingers, so I'm a fingersmith." "It must be an interesting job." "It's a marvellous job," he answered. "It's lovely." "And that's why you go to the races?" "Race meetings is easy meat," he said. "You just stand around after the race, watchin' for the lucky ones to queue up and draw their money. And when you see someone collectin' a big bundle of notes, you simply follows after 'im and 'elps yourself.
** 2002, Sarah Waters, chapter 17, in Fingersmith, London: Virago, →ISBN, part 3, page 510:Mr Ibbs was found to have handled stolen goods: he was sent to Pentonville. Of course, he knew many of the men in there, and might be supposed to have had an easy time among them—except that, here was a funny thing: the fingersmiths and cracksmen who had been so grateful to get an extra shilling from him on the outside, now quite turned against him; and I think his time was very miserable.
* midwife

#### Further reading

* “fingersmith”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
* Fingersmith (slang) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
# dmuchawką
## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dmuˈxaf.kɔw̃/
* Rhymes: -afkɔw̃
* Syllabification: dmu‧chaw‧ką

### Noun

dmuchawką
* instrumental singular of dmuchawka
# prochownia
## Polish
### Etymology

From proch +‎ -ownia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /prɔˈxɔv.ɲa/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔvɲa
* Syllabification: pro‧chow‧nia

### Noun

prochownia f
* (historical) magazine (place within which ammunition or other explosive material is stored)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* prochownia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* prochownia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
# frack
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɹæk/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Etymology 1

From an abbreviated form of fracture. Also found in English hydrofracking.

#### Verb

frack (third-person singular simple present fracks, present participle fracking, simple past and past participle fracked)
* (oil industry, transitive, intransitive) To employ hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
** 2021 September 17, Colin Jerolmack, Tristan Spinski, “They Couldn’t Drink Their Water. And Still, They Stayed Quiet.”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:Mrs. Crawley recalled driving past the Riverdale Mobile Home Park, whose residents were being forced out to make way for a facility that would withdraw water from the river to frack gas wells, in the summer of 2012 and seeing a bunch of “picketers” from “out of the area that just came in and camped up there” as part of what supporters called Occupy Riverdale.

##### Derived terms

* frackable
* fracker

### Etymology 2

Original and alternative spelling for English frak. See frak.

#### Alternative forms

* frac, frak

#### Verb

frack (third-person singular simple present fracks, present participle fracking, simple past and past participle fracked)
* (slang, euphemistic) Fuck.
    Synonyms: eff, feck, frak, frig; see also Thesaurus:copulate, Thesaurus:copulate with
** 1978 December 17, “Fire in Space”, in Battlestar Galactica, season 1, episode 12, spoken by Lieutenant Boomer (Herbert Jefferson, Jr.):Frack! The impact must have twisted the bulkhead just enough to jam the door.
** 2001 May 1, Tom Clancy, Steve Pieczenik, Bill McCay, Tom Clancy's Net Force: Cold Case, Penguin, →ISBN:“Stupid fracking hammer! Where is it?” While David and Matt had been bowled to the back of the autobus, she'd fought her way to the front—and the emergency cutoff switch. This was supposed to stop the bus dead in its tracks.
** 2014 August 5, Mary Behre, Guarded, Penguin, →ISBN, page 50:"Not by a single, stupid, fracking day."

### Etymology 3
#### Adjective

frack (comparative more frack, superlative most frack)
* Alternative form of freck

### Further reading

* hydraulic fracturing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Frack”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Frack. First attested in 1735.

### Noun

frack c
* a tailcoat

#### See also

* smoking (“tuxedo; dinner jacket”)

### References

* frack in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* frack in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* frack in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
# instantly
## English
### Alternative forms

* enstantly (rare)
* instantlie (obsolete)
* instauntly (obsolete)

### Etymology

From instant +‎ -ly.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈɪnstəntli/
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### Adverb

instantly (not comparable)
* At once; without delay. [from 16th c.]
    When the neighbours' dog barked, ours instantly replied with a howl.
** 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better.
** 2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Telegraph:The most persistent tormentor was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored a hat-trick in last month’s corresponding fixture in Iceland. His ability to run at defences is instantly striking, but it is his clever use of possession that has persuaded some shrewd judges that he is an even better prospect than Theo Walcott.
** 2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43:But signalman Bridges was never to answer driver Gimbert's desperate question. A deafening, massive blast blew the wagon to shreds, the 44 high-explosive bombs exploding like simultaneous hits from the aircraft they should have been dropped from. The station was instantly reduced to bits of debris, and the line to a huge crater.
* (archaic) Urgently; with insistence. [from 15th c.]
** c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:Sir, my lord would instantly speak with you.
** 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 27, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:Theoxena although she were instantly urged thereunto, could never be induced to marry againe.
* (obsolete) At the same time.
** c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:As if he mastred there a double spirit Of teaching, and of learning instantly

#### Synonyms

* (at once; without delay): immediately, instantaneously

#### Translations

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### Conjunction

instantly
* As soon as, directly.
    I phoned instantly I heard you were back.