"speedful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more speedful [comparative], most speedful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English speedful, spedeful, spedful (“successful, prosperous”), equivalent to speed + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|speedful}} Middle English speedful, {{suffix|en|speed|ful|pos=adjective}} speed + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} speedful (comparative more speedful, superlative most speedful)
  1. (archaic) Successful, effectual, efficient. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-speedful-en-adj-Fzj38o~I Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36
  2. (now nonstandard) Full of speed; hasty; fast. Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-speedful-en-adj-ULYd~2Wm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: speedfulness Related terms: speed, speedfully

Adjective [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|var=1}} speedful
  1. alternative form of spedful Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: spedful
    Sense id: en-speedful-enm-adj-kCHsVrS7 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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