Sekirov Dictionary

rapid

/ˈɹæp.ɪd/

adjective 5
noun 3
adverb 1
forms 5

adjective5

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Very swift or quick.
- Ascend my Chariot; guide the rapid Wheeles. — 1667
Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)
Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)
(dialect) Violent, severe.
(dialect, no longer used) Happy.

noun3

[usually plural] A rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.
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Ellipsis of rapid chess.
- In these rapid games we had just twenty-five minutes each to make all our moves, a far cry from traditional chess, where games can last up to seven hours. — 2010
(old-fashioned) A burst of rapid fire.

adverb1

(informal, no longer used) Rapidly.

forms

rapids · more rapid · rapider · most rapid · rapidest

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