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! — marafon
deIch wünsche dir rasche Besserung. — al_ex_an_der
Tom wished Mary a speedy recovery.
ruТом пожелал Мэри скорейшего выздоровления. — marafon
deTom wünschte Maria eine schnelle Genesung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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. — Wezel
deIch wünsche Tom eine schnelle Genesung. — Melang
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