speedy
Adjective Satellite
- characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
- "a speedy car"
- "a speedy errand boy"
- accomplished rapidly and without delay
- "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"
- "a speedy recovery"
- "he has a right to a speedy trial"
Adj
- Proceeding with or characterized by high speed; rapid.
Verb
- To process in a faster than normal, accelerated way.
- To apply the speedy rule in an online community (often the deletion rule); to speedy delete.
Adjective
- Moving or operating with great speed; swift.
Examples
- His speedy word recognition gave him an edge in timed Scrabble matches.
- The guy is *not* so obviously insignificant that speedying him is appropriate.
Origin / Etymology
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”).
Synonyms
quick, rapid, cursory, expeditious, express, fast, feverish, fleet, fleeting, greased lightning, hasty, hectic, hectical, hyperactive, immediate, lightning fast, nimble, post haste, precipitant, quick as a flash, quicksome, speed up, speedful, speedy, speedy delete, spit-spot, swift, tripsome, zippy
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
speedy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordspeedy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
speedy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary