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swift adjective [ swɪft ]

• happening quickly or promptly.
• "a remarkably swift recovery"
Similar: prompt, rapid, sudden, immediate, instant, instantaneous, without delay, ready, punctual, abrupt, unhesitating, hasty, hurried, precipitate, headlong, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick), quick, brisk, lively, speedy, fast, high-speed, expeditious, express, breakneck, meteoric, whirlwind, spanking, nippy,
Opposite: unhurried, slow, leisurely,

swift adverb

• swiftly.
• "streams that ran swift and clear"

swift noun

• a swift-flying insectivorous bird with long, slender wings and a superficial resemblance to a swallow, spending most of its life on the wing.
• a moth, typically yellow-brown in colour, with fast darting flight. The eggs are scattered in flight and the larvae live underground feeding on roots, where they can be a serious pest.
• a light, adjustable reel for holding a skein of silk or wool.
Origin: Old English (as an adjective), from the Germanic base of Old English swīfan ‘move in a course, sweep’. The bird name dates from the mid 17th century.


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