I. (ˈ)tan.|tivē adverb
Etymology: origin unknown
: in a headlong dash : at a gallop
for three weeks United States tabloids went tantivy after her … diary — Time
II. noun
( -es )
1. : a rapid gallop or ride : rushing movement : impetuous rush
2. usually capitalized
[so called from a cartoon published in 1680-81 in England that depicted a number of Tory clergymen mounted upon the Church of England and riding tantivy to Rome behind the duke of York]
: an English Royalist or Tory especially of the last quarter of the 17th century
3. : the blare of a horn
the fanfare and tantivy of the bugles were stilled — Frank Sullivan
III. adjective
Etymology: tantivy (II)
: having the demeanor of a Tantivy