Meaning

1 senses
  1. Proceeding with or characterized by high speed; rapid.

    schnell

    бы́стрыйbýstryj

    characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed

Examples

23 sentences
  1. I wish you a speedy recovery.

    ruЖелаю тебе скорейшего выздоровления! — marafon

    deIch wünsche dir rasche Besserung. — al_ex_an_der

  2. Tom wished Mary a speedy recovery.

    ruТом пожелал Мэри скорейшего выздоровления. — marafon

    deTom wünschte Maria eine schnelle Genesung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I wish Tom a very speedy recovery.

  4. I wish Tom a full and speedy recovery.

  5. I wish Tom a speedy recovery.

    ruЖелаю Тому скорейшего выздоровления. — Wezel

    deIch wünsche Tom eine schnelle Genesung. — Melang

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
characterized by rapid or swift motion:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
characterized by rapid or swift motion:

Origin

From Middle English spedy, spedi, from Old English spēdiġ (“having good speed, lucky, pros

From 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

speedier, speediest
Comparativespeedier Lesson
Superlativespeediest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

27 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • accomplished rapidly and without delay:quick
  • characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed:rapid

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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