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urgently

adverb

  1. hastily but carefully
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Wiktionary

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English urgent Middle English -ly English -ly English urgently From urgent + -ly.

  1. With great haste, with a sense of urgency, because it is very important.

    We all urgently need to apply solutions to the problem of pollution.

    Funds are urgently required if this work is to be completed as planned.

  2. Continuously. With insistence.

    He pleaded urgently for release from what he considered to be an unjust imprisonment.