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Webster 1913 Edition

Speedy

Speed′y

(-y̆)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Speedier
;
sup
erl.
Speediest
.]
[AS.
spēdyg
.]
Not dilatory or slow; quick; swift; nimble; hasty; rapid in motion or performance;
as, a
speedy
flight; on
speedy
foot.
I will wish her
speedy
strength.
Shakespeare
Darts, which not the good could shun,
The
speedy
ould outfly.
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition

Speedy

SPEE'DY

, a.
1.
Quick; swift; nimble; hasty; rapid in motion; as a speedy flight; on speedy foot.
2.
Quick in performance; not dilatory or slow; as a speedy dispatch of business.

Definition 2024

speedy

speedy

English

Adjective

speedy ‎(comparative speedier, superlative speediest)

  1. rapid; swift

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Verb

speedy ‎(third-person singular simple present speedies, present participle speedying, simple past and past participle speedied)

  1. (transitive) to process in a faster than normal, accelerated way
  2. (Internet, slang, transitive) to apply the speedy rule in an online community (often the deletion rule)
    The guy is *not* so obviously insignificant that speedying him is appropriate.
  3. (Wiktionary and WMF jargon) speedy delete

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Etymology

From Middle English 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 spedie ‎(“speedy”), Dutch spoedig ‎(“speedy, swift, rapid, quick”), German sputig, spudig ‎(“industrious, speedy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspiːdi/
  • Rhymes: -iːdi

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