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speedy

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈspiː.di/Part of speech adjectiveSorted deepsyStarts with SEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. accomplished rapidly and without delay

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • " Without further parley, upon their knees they fell most devoutly, and for helpe on heaven never ceased extensively to intercessionate God, for his speedie recoverie.
  • They turned out to be speedy machines and earned the sobriquet "Greyhounds", giving excellent performances on the Exeter run.
  • After some quite speedy constructional work the line was opened to traffic on January 2, 1865.

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