Definitions
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- adjective Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task; indicating haste; quick.
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- adjective Bent on
haste ; intent onspeedy execution of business or any task.
Etymologies
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dispatch + -ful
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Examples
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Often those that return from the fields, instead of entering the hive with that dispatchful haste so characteristic of a bee returning well stored to a prosperous home, linger about the entrance with an idle and very dissatisfied appearance, and the colony is restless, long after the other stocks are quiet.
Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual 1852
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The books have lain at your dispatchful brother's a 12 months, to the great staling of most of the subjects.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb Mary Lamb 1805
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