"speedful" meaning in English

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Adjective

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; prosperous. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-speedful-en-adj-0Rw98y3X
  2. (archaic) Effectual; efficient. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-speedful-en-adj-ug8I7g0e Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 9 46 45 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 52 48
  3. (nonstandard) Full of speed; hasty; fast. Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-speedful-en-adj-ULYd~2Wm Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 9 46 45 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: speedfulness Related terms: speed, speedfully
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