tantivy: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Sep. 21, 2014

tantivy \tan-TIV-ee\ adverb 1. at full gallop: to ride tantivy. adjective 1. swift; rapid. Quotes As soon as he caught Bud's eye, he kicked it up another gear, to a tantivy. He was going to cut Bud off before he could reach Sendero. -- Neal Stephenson, The Diamond Age, 1995 Origin Tantivy entered English in the 1600s and is of unknown origin.

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