degrabă

Romanian

Etymology

Compound of de +‎ grabă (“hurry”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /deˈɡra.bə/
Rhymes: -abə
Hyphenation: de‧gra‧bă

Adverb

degrabă (now literary)

quickly, forthwith, without delay
Synonyms: iute, repede, rapid

Antonym: încet
(uncommon) soon, at once, earlier, immediatly
Synonyms: curând, imediat, pe dată, îndată

Derived terms

mai degrabă

Further reading

degrabă in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Marius Sala, Gheorghe Mihăilă, editors (2006), Dicționarul Limbii Române‎, volume 1, part 3, Bucharest: Romanian Academy, page 334

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