summarily

[ suh-mair-uh-lee, suhm-er-uh- ]

adverb

1. in a prompt or direct manner; immediately; straightaway.
2. without notice; precipitately:

   to be dismissed summarily from one's job.

Word History and Origins

Origin of summarily¹

First recorded in 1520–30; summary + -ly

Example Sentences

Enrollees who didn’t meet the requirement for three months were summarily excised from Medicaid and couldn’t reenroll until the following year.

From Los Angeles Times

Once President-elect Donald Trump enters the White House next year, he will have the power to summarily dismiss the the remaining legal cases arrayed against him — and has said he would use that power.

From Salon

When that lab division chief, Tanisha Bogans, sought to involve criminal investigators and other state agencies, she was summarily fired, the suit claims.

From Los Angeles Times

This is a city where even the most insurmountable of sporting challenges are met, embraced and summarily destroyed.

From Los Angeles Times

“They took hundreds hostage for transfer to Gaza or summarily killed them.”

From BBC

Related Words

• arbitrarily
• forthwith
• promptly
• swiftly