Added 10 October 2026 summarily /səˈmɛɹɪli/ adverb Categories: Describing WordsRare Words In Latin: brevemente Wiktionary adverb ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about summarily at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Of a manner, briefly or concisely. They were fired summarily at a single plant-wide meeting. Of a duration, over a short period of time, briefly. He covered the topic summarily in an answer to a question. Related Words: succinctlybrieflyimmediatelybroadlycontentshastilyrashlyroughlysummativelycondensedlytersely Back to today's word