different between speedy vs snappy
speedy
English
Etymology
From Middle English spedy, spedi, from Old English sp?di? (“having good speed, lucky, prosperous; having means, wealthy, opulent, rich in material wealth; rich in, abounding in, abundant, plenteous, copious; powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *sp?digaz (“successful, hurried”), equivalent to speed +? -y. Cognate with Scots spedie (“speedy”), Dutch spoedig (“speedy, swift, rapid, quick”), German sputig, spudig (“industrious, speedy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?spi?di/
- Rhymes: -i?di
Adjective
speedy (comparative speedier, superlative speediest)
- rapid; swift
Synonyms
- fast, swift, quick, rapid
- See also Thesaurus:speedy
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
speedy (third-person singular simple present speedies, present participle speedying, simple past and past participle speedied)
- (transitive) to process in a faster than normal, accelerated way
- 1647, {uncredited}, Journals of the House of Lords - Volume 10 - Page 389
- " […] the Treaty between the King and the Parliament may be speedied; and that Care may be taken, to prevent the casting of the Two Kingdoms into War and Blood."
- 1871, The Mauritius Reports (page 46)
- […] for the purpose of proceeding to the immediate sale of the goods under seizure, with the view of speedying the exercise of their rights on the proceeds of the sale of the goods seized.
- 1647, {uncredited}, Journals of the House of Lords - Volume 10 - Page 389
- (transitive, Wiktionary and WMF jargon) to apply the speedy rule in an online community (often the deletion rule); speedy delete
- The guy is *not* so obviously insignificant that speedying him is appropriate.
Synonyms
- speed up
- speedy delete
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snappy
English
Etymology
snap +? -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?snæpi/
- Rhymes: -æpi
Adjective
snappy (comparative snappier, superlative snappiest)
- (informal) Rapid and without delay.
- (=hurry up)
- (informal) Irritable.
- (informal) Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.
- Chilly, brisk, sharp.
- Tending to snap or bite
- Clever, catchy.
Synonyms
- (rapid and without delay): fast, immediate, quick
- (irritable): irritable, peevish, testy, tetchy
- (chilly): parky, nippy
Derived terms
- make it snappy
Translations
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