speedy

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈspidi/ UK /ˈspiːdi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
done or moving with great speed; prompt

We wish you a speedy recovery from your illness.

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Synonyms

1 adj · done or moving with great... fast quick rapid swift prompt brisk hasty

Opposites

slow sluggish leisurely tardy

Word family

Derived forms speedilyspeediness

Related forms speed speeding

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Phrases (1)

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speedy decline
a rapid fall in strength, condition, value, or success

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Old English spēdig ('successful, prosperous'), later 'swift', from spēd ('success, swiftness') + -ig.

spēd Old English *spōdiz Proto-Germanic

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