briskly
Americanadverb
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in a quick, active, or vigorous way.
Health experts recommend walking briskly for at least 30 minutes a day.
Faroese music seems to sell briskly in Iceland.
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in a sharp and stimulating way.
The wind was blowing briskly as we started out on our early morning hike.
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in an abrupt or curt way.
When we finally finished eating, the irritated guards briskly yanked away our trays and stormed out.
Etymology
Origin of briskly
Example Sentences
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Senators then all flew home, assured that the House would briskly pass their product and end the six-week DHS shutdown by the weekend.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
Prices rose briskly in January and are on track to increase sharply in February.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
Joseph Jr. — a wiry 22-year-old with a head full of curly dark brown hair — runs briskly toward the goal line with a black cast on his left arm.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
“I’m not head of story, that’s Ken Mok,” Banks briskly answers when a producer presses her to talk about that chapter, while an intertitle identifies her as the show’s creator and executive producer.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
“No,” she said briskly, but I knew it did; I could feel her trembling and her face had gone white.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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