Foundation level · Year 4 · free
speedy
adjective · Say it: SPEE-dee
What it means
Foundationmoving or happening very quickly
Our speedy little dog always reaches the ball before anyone else at the park.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- fast
- quick
- rapid
- swift
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- slow
- sluggish
More examples
- Thanks to Mum's speedy driving, we arrived at school just before the bell.
Where the word comes from
It comes from the word 'speed', from Old English 'spēd', which once meant success.
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