presently
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Is presently a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adv (English)
1. (British, now rare) Immediately, at once; quickly.Examples: "Polonius: My lord, the queen would speak with you, and presently."; "And presently the fig tree withered away."; "the butler supposing the Wine had beene so carefully commended unto him for the goodnesse of it, imediately presented some unto the Pope, who whilest he was drinking, his sonne came in and never imagining his bottles had beene toucht, tooke the cup and pledged his father, so that the Pope died presently; and the sonne, after he had long time beene tormented with sicknesse, recovered to another worse fortune."
2. (rarely proscribed) At present; now; currently.Examples: "The towns and forts you presently have."; "To all of you, therefore, who call Wales your motherland, whether you presently inhabit some other portion of the globe or breathe the air of your cloud-kissed country […]."Synonyms: right now, at the moment
3. (obsolete) With actual presence; in actuality.Examples: "March 27 1545, Stephen Gardiner, letter to Thomas Smith and MAtthew PArker if they perceyve not presently, it shal be wel doon to bringe them to conformite"
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