different between rapid vs speedily

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French rapide, from Latin rapidus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /??æp?d/

Adjective

rapid (comparative more rapid or rapider, superlative most rapid or rapidest)

1. Very swift or quick.
2. Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)
3. Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)
4. (England, dialectal) Violent, severe.
5. (obsolete, dialectal) Happy.

Translations

Adverb

rapid (comparative more rapid, superlative most rapid)

1. (archaic or colloquial) Rapidly.

Noun

rapid (plural rapids)

1. (often in the plural) a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.
2. (dated) A burst of rapid fire.

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Derived terms

Related terms

• rapt

Anagrams

• Pardi, adrip, pardi, parid

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French rapide, Latin rapidus. Doublet of repede.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra?pid/

Adjective

rapid m or n (feminine singular rapid?, masculine plural rapizi, feminine and neuter plural rapide)

1. fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, prompt, expeditious

Declension

Synonyms

• repede, iute, gr?bit, prompt, sprinten, înainte

Related terms

• rapiditate

Adverb

rapid

1. quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily, promptly, expeditiously

Synonyms

• repede, iute, prompt, degrab?

English

Etymology

From Middle English spedily, spedili, from Old English *sp?di?l??e, ?esp?di?l??e (“prosperously”), equivalent to speedy +? -ly. Cognate with Scots spedely, spedelie (“quickly, speedily”). Compare also Old English sp?dl??e (“effectually, effectively, successfully, efficaciously, powerfully, in a manner which produces a result”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?spi?d?li/

Adverb

speedily (comparative speedilier or more speedily, superlative speediliest or most speedily)

1. In a speedy or fast manner.

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Usage notes

The forms "speedilier" and "speediliest" are obsolete.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:quickly