LICKETY-SPLIT


Meaning of LICKETY-SPLIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌli-kə-tē-ˈsplit ]

adverb

Etymology: probably irregular from lick (I) + split

Date: circa 1859

: at great speed

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.