summarily

adverb

sum·​mar·​i·​ly (ˌ)səˈmerəlē 

-li also ˈsəmərəl-

: in a summary manner or form

was summarily relieved of his command

the case was tried summarily without a jury

—O. W. Holmes †1935

not a theory to be dismissed summarily with raised eyebrow and shrugged shoulder

—Eric Partridge

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