summarily

[ suh-mair-uh-lee, suhm-er-uh- ]

/ səˈmɛər ə li, ˈsʌm ər ə- /

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adverb

in a prompt or direct manner; immediately; straightaway.

without notice; precipitately: to be dismissed summarily from one's job.

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Origin of summarily

First recorded in 1520–30; summary + -ly

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Warnings that Roe was in danger were summarily brushed off as paranoia from candidates, activists, and outside groups alike.
Is Same-Sex Marriage Vulnerable? Yes, and Ignore Those Who Say Otherwise|Philip Elliott|July 28, 2022|TIme
Impassion appealed the decision—a process that included submitting thousands of pages of forensic accounting, which were summarily ignored.
We built a database to understand the China Initiative. Then the government changed its records.|Eileen Guo, Jess Aloe, Karen Hao|December 2, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Nixon couldn’t summarily create a national speed limit, but he knew how to dangle the highway dollars as an incentive.
‘Defund the Police’ Was a Catchy Slogan. It’s Also Why a Policing Bill Fell Apart|Philip Elliott|September 23, 2021|Time
In a highly publicized episode in January 2020, Moms 4 Housing and the Oakland Community Land Trust reached an agreement with a major real estate company to buy a property the moms had previously occupied for months before being summarily evicted.
America’s Ticking Housing Time Bomb|Sean Culligan|June 29, 2021|Ozy

Nasrallah's non-statement on these cases suggests Hezbollah feels the charges cannot be summarily ignored.
Hezbollah Worried; Europe Should be Too|Matthew Levitt, Magnus Norell|February 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The DISCLOSE Act was summarily executed via filibuster in the Senate last night.
GOP Kills DISCLOSE Act and Leaves Voters in the Dark|John Avlon|July 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
That ended in 2009, when Baradar summarily kicked him off the Quetta Shura and stripped him of his others posts.
Afghanistan: A Moderate Defies the Taliban|Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau|April 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As a sign of his objection, he summarily withdrew his ambassador from Doha earlier this month.
U.S. Officials Holding Secret Talks With the Taliban in Qatar|Ron Moreau, Sami Yousafzai, Tara McKelvey|December 31, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In November 1990, forty-seven women drove in the Kingdom and were summarily arrested.
Prince Naif’s War On Saudi Liberals And How Obama Is Abetting The Crackdown|David Keyes|November 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Thus summarily dismissed, Jack returned to the camp-fire in quest of the slumber which he needed.
Two Boys in Wyoming|Edward S. Ellis
After which he was bound and gagged and summarily left to lie by the roadside.
The Bronze Eagle|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
If the King had been a Richelieu, he would have dealt summarily with the nobles and rebellious mobs.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume IX|John Lord
Now that he had been snatched so summarily from his hateful position on board the Olenia, his desire to leave her was not so keen.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
Two of the officers, as guilty of flagrant breach of faith and other crimes, were summarily hung.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird

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