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urgently

American  
[ur-juhnt-lee] / ˈɜr dʒənt li /

adverb

  1. in a way that requires immediate action or attention.

    These reforms are urgently necessary to protect both the public health and national security.

  2. in an insistent or earnest way.

    We urgently request a thorough review and reevaluation of the government’s recovery plans for endangered species.

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Etymology

Origin of urgently

urgent ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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"Cilins repeated the word 'urgently' several times," the statement claims.

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2013

“You are afraid—” “I am afraid of nothing, but I think it probable that the local girls who wrote to us about situations may now be ‘urgently’ bespoken for service at Uplands.”

From The Lady of the Basement Flat by Earnshaw, Elizabeth

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