Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Hastily; quickly; promptly; eagerly.
  • Earnestly; firmly.

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Examples

  • And anon, the child that had fallen in the sea, came again prestly before them all, and brought in his hands the first cup, and recounted to the people that, anon as he was fallen in the sea, the blessed S. Nicholas came and kept him that he had none harm.

    The Golden Legend, vol. 2 1230-1298 1900

  • So shall {e} ye plese hym̅ prestly, no nede to make excuse

    Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867

  • "stypend or wagis of nyne marks by yere so long as he shall be of good and prestly conversacyon and demeanor, wt 'a p'vyso that yf the seyde prest be ffounde otherwyse, after monyc'on and reasonable warnyng to hym geven, he to be removed."

    The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains Frederick W. Woodhouse

  • I wonder how much money lm prestly got for her "show" "marriage. by yoyoinla August 4, 2009 11: 05 AM EDT

    Entertainment News: CBSNews.com 2009

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