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English Dictionary: Swiftest by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Swift \Swift\, a. [Compar. {Swifter}; superl. {Swiftest}.] [AS.
      swift; akin to sw[be]pan to sweep, swipu a whip; cf.
      sw[c6]fan to move quickly, to revolve. See {Swoop}, v. i.,
      and cf. {Swivel}, {Squib}.]
      1. Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with
            celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt.
  
                     My beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear,
                     slow to speak, slow to wrath.            --James i. 19.
  
                     Swift of dispatch and easy of access. --Dryden.
  
                     And bring upon themselves swift destruction. --2
                                                                              Pet. ii. 1.
  
      2. Of short continuance; passing away quickly. --Shak.
  
      Note: Swift is often used in the formation of compounds which
               are generally self-explaining; as, swift-darting,
               swift-footed, swift-winged, etc.
  
      Syn: Quick; fleet; speedy; rapid; expeditious.
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