spedful

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === spedeful, spedefule, spedefull, spedfol, spedfull, speedful, spidefol, spiedeful === Etymology === From sped (“speed, fortune”) +‎ -ful (“-ful”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspeːdful/ === Adjective === spedful (comparative spedfullere, superlative spedfullest) (chiefly Late Middle English) (often medicine) helpful, beneficial: efficient, useful, effective suitable, fitting (rare) prepared, primed (rare) quick, fast ==== Descendants ==== English: speedful Middle Scots: spedfull, speidfull ==== References ==== “spẹ̄deful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.