Speedy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈspiː.di/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Speedy is an adjective meaning Proceeding with or characterized by high speed; rapid.
Meaning
Proceeding with or characterized by high speed; rapid.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To process in a faster than normal, accelerated way.
- (transitive, Wikimedia jargon) To apply the speedy rule in an online community (often the deletion rule); to speedy delete.
Example Sentences
The guy is *not* so obviously insignificant that speedying him is appropriate.
After some quite speedy constructional work the line was opened to traffic on January 2, 1865.
They turned out to be speedy machines and earned the sobriquet "Greyhounds", giving excellent performances on the Exeter run.
“[…] the Treaty between the King and the Parliament may be speedied; and that Care may be taken, to prevent the casting of the Two Kingdoms into War and Blood.”
Word Forms
- speedier
- speediest
- speedies
- speedying
- speedied
Synonyms for speedy
Depending on context, synonyms include cursory, express, fast, expeditious, feverish, fleet.
Antonyms for speedy
Common opposites include slow.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rapid, quick, fast, apace, rapidly, swift.
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