speedy

English

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

• Rhymes: -iːdi

Adjective

speedy (comparative speedier, superlative speediest)

1. Characterized by a rapid or swift motion.

Synonyms

• fast, swift, quick, rapid
• See also Wikisaurus:speedy

Derived terms

• speedily
• speediness
• speedy delete
• speedy deletion

Translations

characterized by rapid or swift motion

• Catalan: ràpid (ca) m, veloç (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 快速的 (cmn) (kuàisù de), 迅速的 (cmn) (xùnsù de)

• Dutch: spoedig (nl)
• Finnish: vauhdikas (fi)
• French: prompt (fr), rapide (fr)
• German: schnell (de)
• Hungarian: gyors (hu), sebes (hu)

• Japanese: 高速 (ja) (kōsoku)
• Macedonian: брз (mk) (brz)
• Portuguese: rápido (pt), pronto (pt)
• Russian: быстрый (ru) (býstryj)
• Scottish Gaelic: siùbhlach (gd)
• Spanish: rápido (es), pronto (es)
• Thai: เร็ว (th) (réo)
• Vietnamese: sẵn sàng (vi)