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posthaste
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
posthaste
(adverb)
posthaste
/
ˈ
poʊst
ˈ
heɪst/
adverb
posthaste
/
ˈ
poʊst
ˈ
heɪst/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of POSTHASTE
literary
:
very quickly
:
with great speed
—
used after a verb
They sent
posthaste
for the doctor. = They sent for the doctor
posthaste
.
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