LICKETY-SPLIT


Meaning of LICKETY-SPLIT in English

/ ˌlɪkəti ˈsplɪt; NAmE / adverb

( NAmE , old-fashioned , informal ) very quickly; immediately

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent. (in the phrase as fast as lickety at full speed ): from a fanciful extension of lick + the verb split .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.