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speedily

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speed⋅y

  [spee-dee]
–adjective, speed⋅i⋅er, speed⋅i⋅est.
1. characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
2. coming, given, or arrived at quickly or soon; prompt; not delayed: a speedy recovery.
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Origin:
1325–75; ME spedy. See speed, -y 1

Related forms:
speed⋅i⋅ly, adverb
speed⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. quick. 2. expeditious.
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speed·y   (spē'dē)   
adj.   speed·i·er, speed·i·est

  1. Characterized by rapid motion; swift.

  2. Accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt. See Synonyms at fast1.

speed'i·ly adv., speed'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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