Meanings
Readings
Common Words
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined; expedited; expeditious
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
Formal or literary term
rousing oneself fiercely; being intensely stirred up
the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death; promptitude of the changes of the times
quick and decisive; fast and daring
quick and decisive; fast and daring; swift and resolute
violent thunder and fierce wind; rapidly changing situation; swift action
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
The car went too swiftly through the crossing and got hooked by the cops.
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