summarily
In brief fashion
Summarily means in a swift, decisive manner without delay or formality.
A court may summarily dismiss a case lacking merit.
An employee might be summarily fired for misconduct.
The word often carries a sense of abruptness bordering on harshness—acting summarily leaves no room for deliberation or appeal.
At high speed
- promptlyWithout hesitation or delay
- rapidlyAt high velocity
- immediatelyWithout any pause
- expeditiouslyWith speed and efficiency
speedily · hastily · swiftly · instantly · without delay · straightaway · forthwith · posthaste
Without gradual transition
- brusquelyIn an abrupt manner
- curtlyRudely brief in speech
- terselyIn few words
- bluntlySpeaking without diplomacy
peremptorily · sharply · unceremoniously · shortly · snappily · dismissively · offhandedly · rudely
Terminated from employment
- terminatedBrought to an end
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- dismissedReleased from duty
- dischargedOfficially let go
ousted · removed · sacked · ejected · let go · axed · cashiered · drummed out
quickly
At high speed
- promptlyWithout hesitation or delay
- rapidlyAt high velocity
- immediatelyWithout any pause
expeditiously · speedily · hastily · swiftly · instantly · without delay · straightaway · forthwith · posthaste · at once
abruptly
Without gradual transition
bluntly · peremptorily · sharply · unceremoniously · shortly · snappily · dismissively · offhandedly · rudely · crisply
fired
Terminated from employment
- terminatedBrought to an end
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- dismissedReleased from duty
discharged · ousted · removed · sacked · ejected · let go · axed · cashiered · drummed out · shown the door
executed
Carried out or killed
judged · tried · adjudicated · condemned · penalized · decreed · ruled · extrajudicially
summarilygradually
In slow stages
slowly · eventually · incrementally · leisurely · progressively
summarilythoroughly
In complete detail
methodically · carefully · deliberately · meticulously · systematically
summarilyverbosely
With too many words
long-windedly · thoroughly · exhaustively · at length · lengthily
- to summarizeState core points briefly
- plot summariesCondensed story outlines
- executive summariesCondensed reports for leadership
- annual summariesPeriodic consolidated overviews
- novel summariesCondensed fiction accounts
- chapter summariesCondensed overviews of book sections