speedy3 definitions found speedy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 : Speedy \Speed"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. Speedier; superl. Speediest.] [AS. sp[=e]dyg.] Not dilatory or slow; quick; swift; nimble; hasty; rapid in motion or performance; as, a speedy flight; on speedy foot. [1913 Webster] I will wish her speedy strength. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Darts, which not the good could shun, The speedy ould outfly. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] speedy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) : speedy adj 1: characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movement"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy" [syn: rapid, speedy] 2: accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial" [syn: quick, speedy] speedy - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : 87 Moby Thesaurus words for "speedy": abrupt, agile, alacritous, alert, apt, breakneck, brief, brisk, cometary, cursory, dashing, decisive, dispatchful, double-quick, eagle-winged, electrifying, expeditious, express, fast, festinate, feverish, flashing, fleet, flickering, flying, furious, galloping, hair-trigger, hasty, headlong, hurried, hustling, immediate, impetuous, impulsive, instant, instantaneous, last-minute, light of heel, light-footed, lively, mercurial, meteoric, nerve-shattering, nimble, nimble-footed, on the spot, passing, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, prompt, punctual, quick, quick as lightning, quick as thought, raking, rapid, ready, reckless, running, sharp, shocking, short, short and sweet, short-term, short-termed, slap-bang, slapdash, smart, snap, snappy, spanking, spry, startling, sudden, summary, superficial, surprising, swift, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseen, unlooked-for, unpredicted, urgent, winged |