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Moving or capable of moving with great speed; rapid; fast
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- Moving or capable of moving with great speed; rapid; fast
- Coming, occurring, or accomplished quickly:
- Acting or responding quickly; prompt; ready
Happening sooner than expected.
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- Happening sooner than expected.
- Moving or progressing faster than is usual.
Containing or caused by the action of the element mercury.
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- Containing or caused by the action of the element mercury.
- Caused by the action or use of mercury
- Having qualities suggestive of mercury; quick, quick-witted, volatile, changeable, fickle, etc.
Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded:
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- Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded:
- Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed:
- Characterized by a lack of moral restraint; dissolute or licentious:
Done or performed swiftly in or as if in the air:
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- Done or performed swiftly in or as if in the air:
- Capable of or engaged in flight:
- Swiftly moving; fleet:
Moving quickly and lightly
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- Moving quickly and lightly
- Quick, clever, and acute in devising or understanding:
- Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft:
Of or characteristic of flirtation
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- Of or characteristic of flirtation
- Full of playful allure:
- (Of a person) Having a tendency to flirt often.
Fleeting; evanescent.
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- Fleeting; evanescent.
- Swift; rapid
- Moving swiftly and nimbly.
Designating a reference source designed to provide basic or essential information in a format that is easy to use
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- Designating a reference source designed to provide basic or essential information in a format that is easy to use
- Done or occurring immediately:
- Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy:
Characterized by speed of motion; rapid; swift
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- Characterized by speed of motion; rapid; swift
- Without delay; quick; prompt
Stimulating or invigorating.
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- Stimulating or invigorating.
- Quick in manner or movement; energetic
- Active; busy
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- Fast, prompt, speedy.
- Done with or characterized by expedition; efficient and speedy; prompt
- (Of a process or thing) Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed.
Specific
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- Specific
- Fast, direct, and making few stops
- Designed for use in an express rifle:
Taking place at high speed:
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- Taking place at high speed:
- Having a speed of 50–500 frames per second, as movie film, to record events that occur too rapidly for usual photography.
- That operates, moves or takes place at a greater than normal speed.
Involving or requiring physical exertion and energy:
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- Involving or requiring physical exertion and energy:
- Producing an intended action or effect:
- Currently in use or effect:
Marked by showy elegance; splendid:
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- Marked by showy elegance; splendid:
- Chic, fashionable.
- Full of dash or spirit; bold and lively
That will keep its original color without fading or running
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- That will keep its original color without fading or running
- Having color that will not run or fade with washing or wear:
Lasting in spite of hard wear or frequent use
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- Lasting in spite of hard wear or frequent use
- Capable of withstanding wear and tear or decay:
- Lasting; stable:
Continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring:
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- Continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring:
Capable of being washed without fading or other injury:
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- Capable of being washed without fading or other injury:
That keeps out water completely; esp., treated with rubber, plastic, etc. so that water will not penetrate
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- That keeps out water completely; esp., treated with rubber, plastic, etc. so that water will not penetrate
- Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in.
Intellectually powerful; able to think vigorously and clearly
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- Intellectually powerful; able to think vigorously and clearly
- In good or sound health; robust:
- Forceful and pointed; emphatic:
Lofty; sublime
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- Lofty; sublime
- Moving on or as if on wings; flying.
- Having wings of a specified kind. Often used in combination:
That can run swiftly
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- That can run swiftly
Amplified by an electronic device:
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- Amplified by an electronic device:
- Emotionally exciting; thrilling:
- Exceptionally tense; highly charged with emotion:
Keen and lively
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- Keen and lively
- Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement; nimble.
- Quick and easy of movement; deft and active
Likely or about to do something:
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- Likely or about to do something:
- Prompt in apprehending or reacting:
- Prepared or available for service, action, or progress:
Passing swiftly; not lasting
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- (Music) Having a fast tempo.
- Fast-paced:
- Having a fast or lively tempo:
Moving or acting rapidly.
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- Moving or acting rapidly.
- Done in great haste:
- Required to move or act more rapidly; rushed.
Falling steeply, rushing headlong, flowing swiftly, etc.
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- Falling steeply, rushing headlong, flowing swiftly, etc.
- Acting, happening, or done very hastily or rashly; impetuous; headstrong
- Acting with or marked by excessive haste and lack of due deliberation.
Likely to cause an accident:
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- Likely to cause an accident:
- Very fast, reckless, dangerous, etc.
Moving with uncontrolled speed and force
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- Moving with uncontrolled speed and force
- With or done with the head first or foremost; headfirst
- Done with the head leading; headfirst:
Firmly resolved or recklessly determined
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- Firmly resolved or recklessly determined
- Moving fast or recklessly
Not likely to fail or give way; stable:
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- Not likely to fail or give way; stable:
- Free from danger or attack:
- Reliable; dependable:
(Biology) Fixed to a surface for one part of the life cycle, as the barnacle.
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- (Biology) Fixed to a surface for one part of the life cycle, as the barnacle.
- Feeling affection for someone; fond or involved:
- (Architecture) Joined to or by a wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding:
Exciting or expressing sexual desire:
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- Exciting or expressing sexual desire:
- Lascivious or promiscuous. Used especially of women.
- Reckless; extremely careless; acting with utter disregard for others; implies conduct that is beyond mere negligence. In criminal law, malicious or malevolent intent. Reckless; extremely careless; acting with utter disregard for others; implies conduct that is beyond mere negligence. In criminal law, malicious or malevolent intent.
Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered:
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- Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered:
- Not compact or dense in arrangement or structure:
- Not fastened, restrained, or contained:
Making a mark not easily erased or washed away:
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- Making a mark not easily erased or washed away:
- Leaving a lasting mark
- That cannot be erased, blotted out, eliminated, etc.; permanent; lasting
The act of voluntarily doing without some or all food, drink, or other pleasures
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- The act of voluntarily doing without some or all food, drink, or other pleasures
- (R.C.Ch.) Abstention from flesh meat on certain designated days
- The act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite or desire, especially for alcoholic drink or sexual intercourse.
A religious holy day, etc. observed by fasting
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- A religious holy day, etc. observed by fasting
In the Middle Ages, the period from Martinmas (November 11) to Christmas
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- In the Middle Ages, the period from Martinmas (November 11) to Christmas
- A 40-day period of fasting and penitence observed by many Christians in preparation for Easter. In Western churches, Lent lasts from Ash Wednesday until Easter, usually excepting Sundays.
- The period of forty weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter, observed variously in Christian churches by fasting and penitence
The ninth month of the Muslim year, a period of daily fasting from sunrise to sunset
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- The ninth month of the Muslim year, a period of daily fasting from sunrise to sunset
- A fast, held from sunrise to sunset, that is carried out during this period.
One of the Jewish High Holidays, the Day of Atonement, a fast day of repentance during which the prayers recited include the Kol Nidre, observed on the 10th day of Tishri: Lev. 16:29-34
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- One of the Jewish High Holidays, the Day of Atonement, a fast day of repentance during which the prayers recited include the Kol Nidre, observed on the 10th day of Tishri: Lev. 16:29-34
A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline.
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- A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline.
Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
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- Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
- An eating disorder, chiefly in young women, characterized by aversion to food and obsession with weight loss, and manifested in self-induced starvation and excessive exercise, etc.
- Anorexia nervosa.
A voluntary fast undertaken as a means of political protest, as by a prisoner.
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To suffer or become weak from hunger
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- To suffer or become weak from hunger
- To suffer or die from extreme or prolonged lack of food.
- To cause to starve by depriving of food
To regulate or prescribe food and drink for.
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- To regulate or prescribe food and drink for.
- To eat or cause to eat special or limited food, esp. for losing weight
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sluggish
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Likely to cause an accident:
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- Likely to cause an accident:
- Very fast, reckless, dangerous, etc.
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- Fast, prompt, speedy.
- Done with or characterized by expedition; efficient and speedy; prompt
- (Of a process or thing) Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed.
Fleeting; evanescent.
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- Fleeting; evanescent.
- Moving swiftly and nimbly.
- Swift; rapid
Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy:
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- Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy:
- Done or occurring immediately:
- Perceiving or responding with speed and sensitivity; keen:
Moving, acting, or occurring with great speed.
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- Moving, acting, or occurring with great speed.
- Moving, progressing, or occurring with speed; swift; fast; quick
Without delay; quick; prompt
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- Without delay; quick; prompt
- Characterized by rapid motion; swift.
Acting or responding quickly; prompt; ready
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- Acting or responding quickly; prompt; ready
- Moving or capable of moving with great speed; rapid; fast
- Coming, occurring, or accomplished quickly:
At breakneck speed:
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- At breakneck speed:
- With all of one's energy, will, etc.; with wholehearted or reckless determination
- At full speed or with great speed
Using relatively few words; concise
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- Using relatively few words; concise
- Short in time, duration, length, or extent.
- Of short duration or extent
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- Fast, prompt, speedy.
- Done with or characterized by expedition; efficient and speedy; prompt
- (Of a process or thing) Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed.
Capable of or engaged in flight:
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- Capable of or engaged in flight:
- Hasty and brief
- Of or relating to aviation:
Moving or acting rapidly.
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- Moving or acting rapidly.
- Done in great haste:
- Required to move or act more rapidly; rushed.
Perceiving or responding with speed and sensitivity; keen:
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- Perceiving or responding with speed and sensitivity; keen:
- Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy:
- Occurring, achieved, or acquired in a relatively brief period of time:
Moving, acting, or occurring with great speed.
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- Moving, acting, or occurring with great speed.
- Moving, progressing, or occurring with speed; swift; fast; quick
(Phonet.) Articulated for a relatively short time; brief in duration
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- (Phonet.) Articulated for a relatively short time; brief in duration
- Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky:
- Easily provoked; irascible:
Characterized by speed of motion; rapid; swift
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- Characterized by speed of motion; rapid; swift
- Without delay; quick; prompt
Moving or capable of moving with great speed; rapid; fast
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- Moving or capable of moving with great speed; rapid; fast
- Coming, occurring, or accomplished quickly:
- Quick to act or react:
Intemperate in the pursuit of pleasure; dissolute.
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- Intemperate in the pursuit of pleasure; dissolute.
- Irreversibly lost. Used of energy.
- To have squandered and scattered valuable possessions while devoted to pursuit of self-indulgent pleasures
Dissipated and immoral; profligate; debauched
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- Dissipated and immoral; profligate; debauched
- Lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices.
Given to social life and pleasures
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- Given to social life and pleasures
- Of, for, or relating to homosexuals, often, specif., male homosexuals
- Given to social pleasures, especially at the expense of serious pursuits:
Lacking sexual restraint; unchaste.
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- Lacking sexual restraint; unchaste.
- Lacking normal voluntary control of excretory functions.
- Without the normal ability to restrain a particular natural discharge, as of urine, from the body
(Rare) Disregarding accepted rules and standards
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- (Rare) Disregarding accepted rules and standards
- Morally unrestrained, esp. in sexual activity; lascivious
- Lacking moral restraint, especially in sexual conduct.
Extremely wasteful; recklessly extravagant
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- Extremely wasteful; recklessly extravagant
- Given to or characterized by licentiousness or dissipation:
- Given to or characterized by reckless waste; wildly extravagant:
Like a rake; dissolute
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- Like a rake; dissolute
- Having a trim, neat appearance suggesting speed
- Of the character of a rake; dissolute.
Not wearing or not fitted with a bridle:
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Not under control, discipline, or governance.
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- Not under control, discipline, or governance.
- Not controlled
Lacking control or discipline
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- Lacking control or discipline
- Lacking restraint
Not inhibited; having no inhibitions.
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- Not inhibited; having no inhibitions.
- Without inhibition; esp., free from the usual social or psychological restraints, as in behavior
Uninhibited or unreserved:
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- Uninhibited or unreserved:
- Immoderate; not restrained or held in check
- Not controlled or held in check; immoderate:
Exciting or expressing sexual desire:
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- Exciting or expressing sexual desire:
- Lascivious or promiscuous. Used especially of women.
- Reckless; extremely careless; acting with utter disregard for others; implies conduct that is beyond mere negligence. In criminal law, malicious or malevolent intent. Reckless; extremely careless; acting with utter disregard for others; implies conduct that is beyond mere negligence. In criminal law, malicious or malevolent intent.
Deviating greatly from an intended course; erratic:
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- Deviating greatly from an intended course; erratic:
- Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed:
- Characterized by a lack of moral restraint; dissolute or licentious:
Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain:
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- Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain:
- Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding:
- Light; gentle:
Morally unrestrained; licentious
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- Morally unrestrained; licentious
Requiring relatively little equipment and using relatively simple processes to produce consumer goods:
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- Requiring relatively little equipment and using relatively simple processes to produce consumer goods:
- Easy to digest
- Easy to bear or endure:
Not tight; giving enough room
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- Not tight; giving enough room
- Not strained or hard
- (Informal) Relaxed; easy; unconstrained
Lascivious or promiscuous. Used especially of women.
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- Lascivious or promiscuous. Used especially of women.
- Reckless; extremely careless; acting with utter disregard for others; implies conduct that is beyond mere negligence. In criminal law, malicious or malevolent intent. Reckless; extremely careless; acting with utter disregard for others; implies conduct that is beyond mere negligence. In criminal law, malicious or malevolent intent.
- Exciting or expressing sexual desire:
Of or characteristic of whores or a whore; lewd.
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- Of or characteristic of whores or a whore; lewd.
Having color that will not run or fade with washing or wear:
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- Having color that will not run or fade with washing or wear:
- That will keep its original color without fading or running
Making a mark not easily erased or washed away:
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- Making a mark not easily erased or washed away:
- Unable to be forgotten; memorable:
- Leaving a lasting mark
Securely fixed in place:
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- Securely fixed in place:
- Legally or formally concluded; definite; final
- Constant; steadfast:
Free from danger or attack:
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- Free from danger or attack:
- Not likely to fail or give way; stable:
- Reliable; dependable:
That retains well; retentive
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- That retains well; retentive
- Characterized by extreme persistence; relentless or enduring:
- Holding together firmly; cohesive:
Marked by full control over elements or subordinates; firm:
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- Marked by full control over elements or subordinates; firm:
- Stretched or drawn out fully:
- Barely profitable:
Unfluctuating; steady:
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- Unfluctuating; steady:
- Legally or formally concluded; definite; final
- Strong and sure:
Reliable; dependable:
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- Reliable; dependable:
- Not likely to fail or give way; stable:
- Reliable; dependable
Not showing or marked by erratic or volatile emotions or behavior:
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- Not showing or marked by erratic or volatile emotions or behavior:
- Not likely to change or be affected adversely; lasting; enduring
- Not likely to break down, fall apart, or give way; fixed
Not given to sudden changes in behavior, loyalty, disposition, etc.
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- Not given to sudden changes in behavior, loyalty, disposition, etc.
- Not easily excited or upset:
- Direct and unfaltering; sure.
That will not fail; always effective
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- That will not fail; always effective
- (Obs.) Secure or safe
- Having one's course directed; destined or bound:
- Steadfastly loyal, especially to a monarch or government.
Remaining steady in affections or loyalties; faithful
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- Remaining steady in affections or loyalties; faithful
- Steadfast in purpose, loyalty, or affection; faithful.
- Regularly recurring:
Engaging in sex only with one's spouse or only with one's partner in a sexual relationship.
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- Engaging in sex only with one's spouse or only with one's partner in a sexual relationship.
- Adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, cause, or idea; loyal.
- Consistent with truth or actuality:
Not yielding easily under pressure; solid; hard
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- Not yielding easily under pressure; solid; hard
- Unfluctuating; steady:
- Constant; steadfast:
A city of eastern Belgium near the Dutch and German borders. First mentioned in 558, it was a noted intellectual center in the Middle Ages. Liège was held by France from 1794 to 1815 and by the Netherlands from 1815 to 1830.
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- A city of eastern Belgium near the Dutch and German borders. First mentioned in 558, it was a noted intellectual center in the Middle Ages. Liège was held by France from 1794 to 1815 and by the Netherlands from 1815 to 1830.
- Bound to give service and allegiance to the lord
- Loyal; faithful
Faithful to the constituted authority of one's country
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- Faithful to the constituted authority of one's country
- Faithful to those persons, ideals, etc. that one is under obligation to defend, support, or be true to
- Faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty.
Strong; solidly made; substantial
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- Strong; solidly made; substantial
- Firm; steadfast; loyal
- Firm and steadfast; loyal or true.
Properly called:
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- Properly called:
- Exactly conforming to a rule, standard, or pattern:
- Reliable; accurate:
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Synonym Study
- Hasty suggests hurried action and may connote carelessness, rashness, or impatience
- Speedy intensifies the idea of quickness, but may also connote high velocity a speedy recovery, a speedy flight
- Quick implies promptness of action, or occurrence in a brief amount of time, rather than velocity a quick reply
- Fleet suggests a nimbleness or lightness in that which moves swiftly
- Swift implies great rapidity, but in addition often connotes smooth, easy movement
- Fast and rapid are generally interchangeable in expressing the idea of a relatively high rate of movement or action, but fast more often refers to the person or thing that moves or acts, and rapid to the action a fast typist, rapid transcription
Find another word for fast. In this page you can discover 171 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for fast, like: like-a-bat-out-of-hell, swift, accelerated, swift as an arrow, mercurial, wild, flying, nimble, like a flash, lickety-split and flirtatious.
