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  • 21speedy — speed|y [ˈspi:di] adj comparative speedier superlative speediest 1.) happening or done quickly or without delay = ↑quick ▪ a speedy recovery from injury 2.) a speedy car, boat etc goes fast = ↑fast >speedily adv ▪ …

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  • 22speedy — speed|y [ spidi ] adjective 1. ) something that is speedy happens very quickly: We all wish you a speedy recovery (=we hope you are well again very soon). 2. ) capable of moving very fast …

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  • 23speedy — adjective 1) a speedy reply Syn: rapid, swift, quick, fast; prompt, immediate, expeditious, express, brisk, sharp; whirlwind, lightning, meteoric; hasty, hurried, precipitate, breakneck, rush …

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  • 24speedy — speedily, adv. speediness, n. /spee dee/, adj., speedier, speediest. 1. characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast. 2. coming, given, or arrived at quickly or soon; prompt; not delayed: a speedy recovery. [1325 75; ME spedy. See SPEED, Y1] Syn. 1 …

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  • 25speedy — adj. Speedy is used with these nouns: ↑completion, ↑exit, ↑passage, ↑recovery, ↑removal, ↑return, ↑solution …

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  • 26speedy — speed•y [[t]ˈspi di[/t]] adj. speed•i•er, speed•i•est 1) capable of or showing speed; fast; quick 2) accomplished quickly; prompt: a speedy recovery[/ex] • Etymology: 1325–75 speed′i•ly, adv. speed′i•ness, n …

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  • 27speedy — /ˈspidi/ (say speedee) adjective (speedier, speediest) 1. characterised by speed; rapid; swift; fast. 2. coming, given, or arrived at, quickly or soon; prompt; not delayed: a speedy recovery. 3. Colloquial hyperactive, as if from taking… …

  • 28speedy — adj. (speedier, speediest) 1 moving quickly; rapid. 2 done without delay; prompt (a speedy answer). Derivatives: speedily adv. speediness n …

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  • 29Speedy (Mia Dearden) — Speedy Mia Dearden, the new Speedy. Art by Marcos Martín Publication information Publisher DC Comics …

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  • 30speedy trial — / spē dē / n: a trial conducted according to prevailing rules and procedures that takes place without unreasonable or undue delay or within a statutory period ◇ The right to a speedy trial is guaranteed to criminal defendants by the Sixth… …

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