English Explanatory Dictionary

speedy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Proceeding with or characterized by high speed; rapid.
verb
  1. To process in a faster than normal, accelerated way.
  2. To apply the speedy rule in an online community (often the deletion rule); to speedy delete.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈspiː.di/ En-au-speedy.ogg

Word forms

speedy speedier speediest speedies speedying speedied Speedys

Etymology

From Middle English spedy, spedi, from Old English spēdiġ (“having good speed, lucky, prosperous; having means, wealthy, opulent, rich in material wealth; rich in, abounding in, abundant, plenteous, copious; powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *spōdigaz (“successful, hurried”), equivalent to speed + -y. Cognate with Scots speedy (“speedy”), Dutch spoedig (“speedy, swift, rapid, quick”), German sputig, spudig (“industrious, speedy”).

Synonyms

swift fast quick cursory express expeditious feverish fleet fleeting greased lightning hasty hectic hectical hyperactive immediate lightning fast nimble post haste precipitant quick as a flash quicksome rapid speedful speedy spit-spot tripsome zippy speed up speedy delete

Antonyms

slow

Related words

quickly active rush animated enthusiastic ephemeral

Derived words

overspeedy speedily speediness speedy delete speedy deletion Speedy Gonzales superspeedy unspeedy
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