fast-acting in English

Forms: faster-acting [comparative], more fast-acting [comparative], fastest-acting [superlative], most fast-acting [superlative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-adj|faster-acting|more|sup=fastest-acting}} fast-acting (comparative faster-acting or more fast-acting, superlative fastest-acting or most fast-acting)

Inflected forms

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    {
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      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fastest-acting",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most fast-acting",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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"fast-acting" meaning in English

Adjective

Inflected forms