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speedy |
2 definitions found 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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