Briskly

adverb

Definition-sharp in tone or manner

Source-https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briskly

I found this in A Jury of her Peers by Susan Glaspell on page 271. The quote was “There was a laugh for the ways of women, a warming of hands over the stove and then the county attorney said briskly; “Well lets go right out to the barn and get that cleared up”.” Knowing the definition just made it more realistic for me to envision the story in my head.