Archaic great haste, as of a postrider
with great haste
posthaste
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posthaste
adverb
With great speed; rapidly.
noun
ArchaicGreat speed; rapidity.
Origin of posthaste
From the phrase haste, post, haste a direction on lettersTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adverb
(not comparable)
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