speedy
[spee-dee]
- characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
- coming, given, or arrived at quickly or soon; prompt; not delayed: a speedy recovery.
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Origin of speedy
Synonyms
See more synonyms for speedy on Thesaurus.com1. quick. 2. expeditious.
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Contemporary Examples
Nina rushed home to Cornwall, speedily typed them up and emailed them off to Mary-Kay.
Initially thrilled by the Russian Revolution, Cahan was speedily disenchanted.
Once cloture was finally achieved, Jones was speedily confirmed by the Senate by a 53-42 vote.
I call it The Bullet,” she says, because it “speedily gets me where I want to go.
If the first impact is not deadly, passengers need to be speedily evacuated to escape the other two fates.
Historical Examples
On the contrary, he speedily inaugurated a new and brilliant era in finance.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
But the reproduction is of brief duration; and it is speedily effaced or transformed.
De Libris: Prose and VerseAustin Dobson
He understood the dislike which speedily grew up in Eleanor for this work.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
She speedily descended to the reservoir of water, and filled her pitcher.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. IFrancis Augustus Cox
Let the cause of insurrection be removed, then, as speedily as possible.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII)John Greenleaf Whittier
speedy
- characterized by speed of motion
- done or decided without delay; quick
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Word Origin and History for speedily
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