speedy
To process in a faster than normal, accelerated wayTo process in a faster than normal, accelerated way.
» I wish you a speedy recovery.
Ich wünsche dir rasche Besserung.
Желаю тебе скорейшего выздоровления!
Желаю Вам скорейшего выздоровления!
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To process in a faster than normal, accelerated way.
(transitive)To apply the speedy rule in an online community (often the deletion rule); to speedy delete.
The guy is *not* so obviously insignificant that speedying him is appropriate.
Examples
23 sentencesI wish you a speedy recovery.
ruЖелаю тебе скорейшего выздоровления!
deIch wünsche dir rasche Besserung.
Tom wished Mary a speedy recovery.
ruТом пожелал Мэри скорейшего выздоровления.
deTom wünschte Maria eine schnelle Genesung.
I wish Tom a very speedy recovery.
I wish Tom a full and speedy recovery.
I wish Tom a speedy recovery.
ruЖелаю Тому скорейшего выздоровления.
deIch wünsche Tom eine schnelle Genesung.
Origin
From Middle English spedy, spedi, from Old English spēdiġ (“having good speed, lucky, prosFrom 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”).
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Forms
speedies, speedying, speedied, speediedSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle