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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Speedy \Speed"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. {Speedier}; superl.
{Speediest}.] [AS. sp[=e]dyg.]
Not dilatory or slow; quick; swift; nimble; hasty; rapid in
motion or performance; as a speedy flight; on speedy foot.
I will wish her speedy strength. --Shak.
Darts, which not the good could shun, The speedy ould
outfly. --Dryden.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
speedy
adj 1: characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving
with high speed; "a rapid movment"; "a speedy car"; "a
speedy errand boy" [syn: {rapid}]
2: accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make
friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident";
"hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy
recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial" [syn: {quick}]
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