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# speedy

adjective (speedy, speedier, speediest)

«speedy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Speedy means fast, moving or happening quickly: a speedy car, a speedy runner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedy/#m1)
2. Speedy also means happening soon, without delay: "Get well soon and have a speedy recovery." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it is a friendly, informal word for fast. Cards often say "wishing you a speedy recovery". In stories it describes animals or characters. Phrases: "speedy recovery", "speedy service", "speedy delivery", "speedy reply".

### Examples

- The cheetah is the speediest land animal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedy/#x1)
- Thanks for your speedy reply! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedy/#x2)
- We wish Grandpa a speedy recovery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedy/#x3)
- The shop promised speedy delivery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedy/#x4)
- My speedy little dog always wins the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedy/#x5)
- We had a speedy lunch before the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedy/#x6)
- A speedy decision is not always a good one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedy/#x7)
- As conductor of shades, Hermes was always invoked by the dying to grant them a safe and speedy passage across the Styx. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedy/#x8)

### Note

Comparative: speedier, speediest (y to i). Noun: speed; adverb: speedily. In maths, "speed" is distance divided by time; "speedy" is just a describing word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «speedy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speedy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«speedy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/speedy.html) on Mova free.