speedy

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English spedy, spedi, from Old English spēdiġ (“having good speed, lucky, prosperous; having means, wealthy, opulent, rich in material wealth; rich in, abounding in, abundant, plenteous, copious; powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *spōdigaz (“successful, hurried”), equivalent to speed +‎ -y. Cognate with Scots speedy (“speedy”), Dutch spoedig (“speedy, swift, rapid, quick”), German sputig, spudig (“industrious, speedy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspiː.di/ Rhymes: -iːdi === Adjective === speedy (comparative speedier, superlative speediest) Proceeding with or characterized by high speed; rapid. Synonyms: swift, fast, quick; 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. Synonym: speed up (transitive, Wikimedia jargon) To apply the speedy rule in an online community (often the deletion rule); to speedy delete. Synonym: speedy delete