swifter
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of swifter
C17: related to the nautical term swift to fasten with tight-drawn ropes; probably Scandinavian in origin: compare Old Norse svipta to reef
Example Sentences
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Swifter safety and quality clearances by the authorities will boost India's competitiveness in electronics, said Prabhu Ram, the head of the Industry Intelligence Group at CyberMedia Research.
From Reuters • Sep. 2, 2022
So now the shuttlecock contingent has rewritten the motto, Swifter, Higher, Stronger.
From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2012
Swifter, punchier investigations are vital – but it will require more fundamental legal reforms, such as a reframing of the 2002 Enterprise Act – if the OFT is to carry out its job more successfully.
From The Guardian • May 11, 2010
Swifter than that of 1929, it has more jigs, zigzags, nickers, turns and quarter-turns.
From Time Magazine Archive
Swift, she stretches o'er the seas To the far off Hebrides, Canvas on the lofty mast Could not travel half so fast— Swifter than the eagle's flight Or instantaneous rays of light!
From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) by Freneau, Philip
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