radn.1
/rad/, U.S. /ræd/ colloquial.
= radical n. 6. Frequently in plural.
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [noun] > a Liberal > types of
radical reformer1795
rad1820
radical1822
Adullamite1866
Simonite1928
Samuelite1931
society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > groups or attitudes right to left > [noun] > the left > radicalism > adherent(s) of
Jacobin1793
radical reformer1795
rad1820
radical1822
pink1921
pinko1930
pinkie1946
Young Turk1948
New Lefter1960
New Leftist1967
1820 Lady J. Campbell Let. 18 Nov. in Duke of Argyll Intimate Society Lett. 18th Cent. (1910) II. 654 We shut all our shutters for fear our lights shd seem Rads too.
1831 Lincoln Herald 7 Jan. 4/3 The tricolor rads of this Borough.
1852 P. Hawker Diary (1893) II. 344 Hooted at by the scum and rads at this dirty end of the town.
1882 W. Besant All Sorts of Men II. xix. 65 He is the reddest of red-hot Rads, and the most advanced of Republicans.
1912 J. Galsworthy Eldest Son i. ii. 27 Plenty of time to work up the constituency before we kick out these infernal Rads.
1973 R. Hayes Hungarian Game viii. 61 A clumsy bribe and a gambit about student rads.
1994 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 20 Aug. (Metro ed.) d1/1 The grass-smoking, acid-dropping rads of the Vietnam era have focussed their creative energies to build the New America.
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† radn.2
Obsolete. rare.
= raddle n.3 1. Only in rad and dab n. raddle and daub.Cf. earlier rab and dab n. at rab n.3
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > stick, twig, or rod > for fencing or walling
stickc1405
raddle1577
rab1833
rad1887
1887 Dict. Archit. (Archit. Publ. Soc.) Rad and dab, a method of building with clay..also called ‘wattle and dab’.
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radn.3
/rad/, U.S. /ræd/ = radian n.
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the world > relative properties > number > geometry > angle > [noun] > degree > other measurements of angles
grade1801
radian1874
steradian1881
rad1913
grad1959
sr-
1912 Amer. Math. Monthly 19 166 Professor Thomas Muir of Cape Town, South Africa,..claimed to have used the term [‘radian’] in his classes at St. Andrew's University as early as 1869. At that time he was hesitating between the three words ‘rad’, ‘radial’ and ‘radian’ with leanings towards the monosyllable.]
1913 C. Godfrey & A. W. Siddons Four-Figure Tables 38 Radians and degrees... Rad.
1935 A. H. G. Palmer & K. S. Snell Mechanics iii. 31 The unit of angular velocity is the degree/sec., or, more usually, rad./sec.
1939 V. Bush & J. T. Rule in K. Henney & B. Dudley Handbk. Photogr. xx. 577 α = difference in convergence angle between d1 and d2 expressed in radians (1 rad. = 57.3°).
1973 Nature 6 Apr. 372/3 The Mars 2 and 3 experiments were intended to give a continuous scan of the planet's surface using a field of vision of 0·01 rad (15 km from a distance of 1,500 km).
1998 Automotive Engineer Oct. 55/2 The hinged door needs to reach an angular velocity of approximately 20 rad/s during the first 25 ms of the test.
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radn.4
/rad/, U.S. /ræd/ Medicine. disused.
A unit of absorbed dose of X-rays, based on their inhibiting effect on the growth of a cancer (see quots.). Cf. rad n.6
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by radiation > [noun] > dose or dosage > unit of
rad1918
N1942
gray1975
1918 S. Russ in Arch. Radiol. & Electrotherapy 23 226 I venture to put forward a suggestion for a new unit, by which the dose of X rays administered to a patient may be measured; the new unit is primarily intended for use in what is known as ‘deep therapy’.]
1918 S. Russ in Arch. Radiol. & Electrotherapy 23 231 The radium capsule, when applied to malignant cells, causes complete inhibition of their proliferation after an exposure thereto for one hour; this latter quantity is the suggested unit, viz., the Rad.
1922 S. Russ et al. in Lancet 4 Feb. 213/1 As yet there is no international unit by which X rays are measured, and during the course of this work we have employed the ‘rad’ as our working unit—i.e., the minimum dose of X rays which..is needed to prevent the growth of Jensen's rat sarcoma when inoculated into normal rats.
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radn.5
/rad/, U.S. /ræd/ colloquial.
= radiator n. (chiefly in senses 2 and 4).
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > radiator
radiator1838
rad1935
skirting radiator1970
1935 F. B. Young White Ladies v. vi. 558 The rads are stone-cold.
1967 L. Deighton Expensive Place xxvii. 169 He..opened up the rad cap.
1975 J. Symons Three Pipe Probl. iii. 28 It was an air bubble, we've bled the rads.
1995 Kay & Co. (Worcester) Catal. Autumn–Winter 737/1 Panel heater. Euro rad 250 is designed for continuous running at either half..or full..power.
2006 Toronto Star (Nexis) 9 Sept. g2 The goal is to try to hit the front or front corners of the other car in order to burst a rad.
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radn.6
/rad/, U.S. /ræd/ Physics.
A unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, corresponding to the absorption of 0.01 joule of energy per kilogram of irradiated material. Cf. rad n.4In the International System of Units replaced by the gray (see gray n.), equal to 100 rads. Cf. rem n.1
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > physics > atomic nucleus > measurement of ionizing radiation > [noun] > unit of absorbed dose
rad1954
1954 Brit. Jrnl. Radiol. 27 243/1 The rad is the unit of absorbed dose and is 100 ergs per gramme.
1968 Times 16 Dec. 7/4 During the flight the three astronauts are expected to receive radiation doses of less than one rad a man, less than from chest X-ray series.
1989 C. Caufield Multiple Exposures (1990) xiv. 143 Since 1946 tens of thousands of people with over-active thyroids have been treated with I[odine]-131, receiving doses of up to 10,000 rads.
2004 J. S. Walker Three Mile Island iv. 85 Exposures to..50 rads or more within a short period were progressively more likely to cause serious health effects, and..acute doses of 600 to 1,000 rads would be lethal to nearly everyone receiving them.
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radadj.1adv.
/rad/, U.S. /ræd/ A. adj.1
Quick, hasty; active, ready; eager, elated. Cf. rathe adj.1 In later use chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). Now rare.
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the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adjective] > specifically of movement or action
radeOE
swifta1050
smarta1325
quickc1325
round1525
main1567
rapid1605
slashing1824
the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > prompt to act
radeOE
yevereOE
snellOE
ratheOE
spacka1200
quickc1300
eagerc1325
readyc1330
tallc1374
smartc1380
desirousc1386
rifec1390
promptc1425
speedy?1504
nimblea1547
present1548
go-ahead1825
the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adjective] > ready or prompt
radeOE
rekenOE
ratheOE
freshc1175
gradelyc1275
quickc1300
freea1393
readya1425
promptc1425
forward1523
forwards1598
cheerful1600
alacritous1821
up to ——1849
eOE Épinal Gloss. (1974) 40 Percitus, hraed [eOE Erfurt Gloss. hrad].
eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) xxxviii. 281 Sie æghwelc mon suiðe hræd & suiðe geornful to gehieranne.
OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xxvi. 41 Se gast is hræd [c1200 Hatton ræd] & þæt flæsc ys untrum.
lOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Bodl.) iv. 10 Þu scippend heofones & eorþan,..þu þe on hrædum færelde þone heofon ymbhweorfest.
?a1200 ( tr. Medicina de Quadrupedibus (Harl. 6258B) (1984) 269 Nim driȝe ferres scellan..gnid on wine, & drince ȝelome, he byþ þe ȝearra &..hrædra to fifþingumd [read wifþingum].
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) 6146 Þer-fore wes þe king glad & þiderwærd wes swiþe ræd.
c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 1043 (MED) Þe hule was wroþ to cheste rad.
c1300 St. Mary Magdalen (Laud) 473 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 475 (MED) To his moder he was wel rad, and a-boute þe necke hire nam.
a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 45 (MED) Heo beoþ to rad vpon huere red.
a1450 Seven Sages (Cambr. Dd.1.17) (1845) 1290 (MED) The tormentours wer ful rade To do tha[t] the emperour bade.
c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 917 The freike..raght to his Ryng in a rad haste.
1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Aiii/1 Radde, agilis..promptus.
1787 A. Shirrefs Jamie & Bess iii. i. 36 Or lang she winna be sae red to lack.
1788 E. Picken Poems & Epist. 99 Now I'se be doon, wi' huthran fumle, As I'm aye unca redd to bumle.
1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb of Gushetneuk xxxiii. 190 Peter was jist as redd to gae back's ever for a' that.
1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby ‘Either too rad or too sad’, as a variable person, over-elated or, otherwise, depressed.
1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Rad, quick, ready.
B. adv.
Quickly, readily, soon. Cf. rathe adv. Now Scottish (north-eastern). Sc. National Dict. (at Redd) records this sense as still in use in north-eastern Scotland in 1967.
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb]
soonc825
ratheeOE
rathelyeOE
rekeneOE
rekenlyOE
thereright971
anonOE
forth ona1000
coflyc1000
ferlyc1000
radlyOE
swiftlyc1000
unyoreOE
yareOE
at the forme (also first) wordOE
nowOE
shortlya1050
rightOE
here-rightlOE
right anonlOE
anonc1175
forthrightc1175
forthwithalc1175
skeetc1175
swithc1175
with and withc1175
anon-rightc1225
anon-rights?c1225
belivec1225
lightly?c1225
quickly?c1225
tidelyc1225
fastlyc1275
hastilyc1275
i-radlichec1275
as soon asc1290
aright1297
bedenea1300
in little wevea1300
withoute(n dwella1300
alrightc1300
as fast (as)c1300
at firstc1300
in placec1300
in the placec1300
mididonec1300
outrightc1300
prestc1300
streck13..
titec1300
without delayc1300
that stounds1303
rada1325
readya1325
apacec1325
albedenec1330
as (also also) titec1330
as blivec1330
as line rightc1330
as straight as linec1330
in anec1330
in presentc1330
newlyc1330
suddenlyc1330
titelyc1330
yernec1330
as soon1340
prestly1340
streckly1340
swithly?1370
evenlya1375
redelya1375
redlya1375
rifelya1375
yeplya1375
at one blastc1380
fresha1382
ripelyc1384
presentc1385
presently1385
without arrestc1385
readilyc1390
in the twinkling of a looka1393
derflya1400
forwhya1400
skeetlya1400
straighta1400
swifta1400
maintenantc1400
out of handc1400
wightc1400
at a startc1405
immediately1420
incontinent1425
there and then1428
onenec1429
forwithc1430
downright?a1439
agatec1440
at a tricec1440
right forth1440
withouten wonec1440
whipc1460
forthwith1461
undelayed1470
incessantly1472
at a momentc1475
right nowc1475
synec1475
incontinently1484
promptly1490
in the nonce?a1500
uncontinent1506
on (upon, in) the instant1509
in short1513
at a clap1519
by and by1526
straightway1526
at a twitch1528
at the first chop1528
maintenantly1528
on a tricea1529
with a tricec1530
at once1531
belively1532
straightwaysa1533
short days1533
undelayedly1534
fro hand1535
indelayedly1535
straight forth1536
betimesc1540
livelyc1540
upononc1540
suddenly1544
at one (or a) dash?1550
at (the) first dash?1550
instantly1552
forth of hand1564
upon the nines1568
on the nail1569
at (also in, with) a thoughtc1572
indilately1572
summarily1578
at one (a) chop1581
amain1587
straightwise1588
extempore1593
presto1598
upon the place1600
directly1604
instant1604
just now1606
with a siserary1607
promiscuously1609
at (in) one (an) instant1611
on (also upon) the momenta1616
at (formerly also on or upon) sight1617
hand to fist1634
fastisha1650
nextly1657
to rights1663
straightaway1663
slap1672
at first bolt1676
point-blank1679
in point1680
offhand1686
instanter1688
sonica1688
flush1701
like a thought1720
in a crack1725
momentary1725
bumbye1727
clacka1734
plumba1734
right away1734
momentarily1739
momentaneously1753
in a snap1768
right off1771
straight an end1778
abruptedly1784
in a whistle1784
slap-bang1785
bang?1795
right off the reel1798
in a whiff1800
in a flash1801
like a shot1809
momently1812
in a brace or couple of shakes1816
in a gird1825
(all) in a rush1829
in (also at, on) short (also quick) order1830
straightly1830
toot sweetc1830
in two twos1838
rectly1843
quick-stick1844
short metre1848
right1849
at the drop of a (occasionally the) hat1854
off the hooks1860
quicksticks1860
straight off1873
bang off1886
away1887
in quick sticks (also in a quick stick)1890
ek dum1895
tout de suite1895
bung1899
one time1899
prompt1910
yesterday1911
in two ups1934
presto changeo1946
now-now1966
presto change1987
the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adverb] > soon or quickly
soonc825
cofeOE
erec1175
rada1325
soonlyc1475
hastilyc1550
hastyc1550
erelong1577
before long1585
bumbye1727
the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adverb]
yeverlyeOE
cofeOE
snellya1000
whatlichea1000
swiftlyc1000
yernea1023
skeetc1175
swithc1175
whatec1175
lightly?c1225
tidelyc1225
fastlyc1275
swithc1275
fastc1300
quickc1300
titec1300
quicklya1325
rada1325
snellc1330
titelyc1330
swithly?1370
hastlya1375
ketlya1375
ketec1380
speedlyc1380
speedfully1398
keenlya1400
skeetlya1400
speedilya1400
swiftc1400
yederlyc1400
apacea1423
rasha1475
runninglyc1475
speedful?c1480
rackly?a1500
rashly1533
stiffly1535
roundly1548
post1549
fleet1587
fleetly1598
speedy1601
raptly1646
fastisha1650
wingedly1651
rapidly1653
rapid1677
velociously1680
express1765
quicklike1782
spankingly1803
spankily1842
fleetingly1883
quick-foot1891
on the quick-foot1894
zippily1924
the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adverb] > readily or promptly
rifea1275
fastlyc1275
gradelya1300
rada1325
readya1325
wellc1325
readilyc1330
fast1477
with a wet finger1542
forwardly1552
like one o'clock1847
up1870
like a shot1885
a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 998 Al ðat euere ðe louered bad Dede abraham redi and rad.
c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 862 (MED) Ryche robes ful rad renkkez hem [read hym] broȝten.
1486 Bk. St. Albans sig. fiv Then ar thay glad In hope thay shall hym haue & renne so rad.
a1500 (a1400) Awntyrs Arthure (Douce) 294 (MED) Þere shal þe rounde table lese þe renoune..Ful rad at a riding.
c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 9233 He made hym redy full rad, ron to the toun.
1603 Thre Prestis of Peblis (Charteris) (1920) 50 Thow thocht I was not worth ane prene, And that I am ful rade on the be sene.
1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 4th Ser. 37 I've got a rimfu at onyrate; I'd as raed rowe as rin.
1929 J. Alexander Mains & Hilly 117 Fegs, aw wid fyles as redd be sleepin' 's harkenin'.
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radadj.2
/rad/, U.S. /ræd/, Scottish English /rad/ Chiefly Scottish. Now rare.
Frightened, afraid, alarmed. Also with of or †for, or with dependent clause or infinitive.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > fear > [adjective]
affrightedOE
ofdreadOE
afearedOE
offearedlOE
radc1175
frightya1325
fearedc1330
fearfulc1374
afraidc1380
frayeda1400
wrotha1400
afearc1410
ghastful1422
fleyedc1425
afleyeda1500
a flighta1535
effrayed1553
flight-given?1611
hareda1618
frighted1647
affrightened1649
frighteneda1721
scared1725
intimidated1727
frightsome1827
scary1827
funked1831
fearing1837
funked out1859
fearsome1863
chickenshit1940
the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [adjective] > frightened by an alarm
radc1175
frightfula1325
afraidc1350
affrighta1400
amazedc1405
affese1614
c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 2170 Ȝho drefedd wass. & radd off godess enngell.
c1390 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1877) 57 245 (MED) His wyf was for him selly rad.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 5097 (MED) Bes noght rad, bot mas godd chere.
c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 2510 (MED) Þan am I redd [a1500 Trin. Dub. raddest] all oure rewme be reft vs for euire.
1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xii. 431 Thai war rad till byd fichting.
a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) lxxv. 8 All erthly lufers was rad for pyne.
1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ii. ii. 18 Semyng ful red, Behalding Troiane rowtis on athir hand.
1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 210 Germanus bad thame tha sould nocht be rod, Bot haif gude hoip and put thair help in God.
1636 A. Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae (new ed.) 1392 I am rad His hastines breeds us mishap.
1687 in J. Stuart Misc. Spalding Club (1852) V. 236 They being red, the said Alexander Chalmer..shot the said pistole.
a1708 Outlaw Murray xxvi, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1894) V. ix. 192/1 I am right rad of treasonrie.
1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 134 He that's redd for windle Straws, should not pish in Lays.
1791 J. Learmont Poems Pastoral 284 I'm rede I tine the way.
a1859 W. Watt Poems & Songs (1860) 235 Compared wi' them, faith, I'se be rede Ye'd meet but few caresses.
1861 R. Quinn Heather Lintie 56 We'd na be rad o' scath frae wather, Though snow was wreathin'.
a1870 H. S. Riddell Poet. Wks. (1871) II. 250 That ye might saints and angels meet And no be rad.
1930 R. Jackson in Sc. National Dict. (1968) VII. 319/3 [Dumfriesshire] I'm radd ye ken mair aboot yowes and sick like than yer buiks.
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radadj.3
/rad/, U.S. /ræd/ slang (originally U.S.).
(a) Originally Skateboarding. Challenging, risky; extreme; = radical adj. 11(a). (b) More generally: admirable, excellent, fashionable; ‘cool’; = radical adj. 11(b).Quot. 1976 may represent a use of sense (b), in a Skateboarding context.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective]
faireOE
bremea1000
goodlyOE
goodfulc1275
noblec1300
pricec1300
specialc1325
gentlec1330
fine?c1335
singulara1340
thrivena1350
thriven and throa1350
gaya1375
properc1380
before-passinga1382
daintiful1393
principala1398
gradelya1400
burlyc1400
daintyc1400
thrivingc1400
voundec1400
virtuousc1425
hathelc1440
curiousc1475
singlerc1500
beautiful1502
rare?a1534
gallant1539
eximious1547
jolly1548
egregious?c1550
jellyc1560
goodlike1562
brawc1565
of worth1576
brave?1577
surprising1580
finger-licking1584
admirablea1586
excellinga1586
ambrosial1598
sublimated1603
excellent1604
valiant1604
fabulous1609
pure1609
starryc1610
topgallant1613
lovely1614
soaringa1616
twanging1616
preclarent1623
primea1637
prestantious1638
splendid1644
sterling1647
licking1648
spankinga1666
rattling1690
tearing1693
famous1695
capital1713
yrare1737
pure and —1742
daisy1757
immense1762
elegant1764
super-extra1774
trimming1778
grand1781
gallows1789
budgeree1793
crack1793
dandy1794
first rate1799
smick-smack1802
severe1805
neat1806
swell1810
stamming1814
divine1818
great1818
slap-up1823
slapping1825
high-grade1826
supernacular1828
heavenly1831
jam-up1832
slick1833
rip-roaring1834
boss1836
lummy1838
flash1840
slap1840
tall1840
high-graded1841
awful1843
way up1843
exalting1844
hot1845
ripsnorting1846
clipping1848
stupendous1848
stunning1849
raving1850
shrewd1851
jammy1853
slashing1854
rip-staving1856
ripping1858
screaming1859
up to dick1863
nifty1865
premier cru1866
slap-bang1866
clinking1868
marvellous1868
rorty1868
terrific1871
spiffing1872
all wool and a yard wide1882
gorgeous1883
nailing1883
stellar1883
gaudy1884
fizzing1885
réussi1885
ding-dong1887
jim-dandy1888
extra-special1889
yum-yum1890
out of sight1891
outasight1893
smooth1893
corking1895
large1895
super1895
hot dog1896
to die for1898
yummy1899
deevy1900
peachy1900
hi1901
v.g.1901
v.h.c.1901
divvy1903
doozy1903
game ball1905
goodo1905
bosker1906
crackerjack1910
smashinga1911
jake1914
keen1914
posh1914
bobby-dazzling1915
juicy1916
pie on1916
jakeloo1919
snodger1919
whizz-bang1920
wicked1920
four-star1921
wow1921
Rolls-Royce1922
whizz-bang1922
wizard1922
barry1923
nummy1923
ripe1923
shrieking1926
crazy1927
righteous1930
marvy1932
cool1933
plenty1933
brahmaa1935
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1976 L. Torbet Compl. Bk. Skateboarding Gloss. 108/1 Rad pad, a wedge-shaped rubber shock pad which changes the angle at which the trucks are mounted on the boards.
1977 Los Angeles Times 18 Sept. ix. 10/2 Rad, short for radical. Radical skaters are those who try new and often dangerous stunts.
1978 Los Angeles Times 21 Sept. iv. 16/1 Shredding, when a skater is ‘hot’; when he is ‘ripping it up’ with Rad moves.
1987 Down East Nov. 80/1 It's the place to find the latest ‘totally rad’ fashions .
1991 J. McMullen Basic Essent. of Snowboarding viii. 55 I would like to set a precedent in steep descents and hopefully inspire others to do the real rad stuff.
1994 This Mag. (Toronto) Sept.–Oct. 40/2 We met this old dude... He was a pretty rad guy (minus the loafers).
2003 Indian Express (Nexis) 15 Mar. Yes, these could look rad!
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RAD n. Computing = rapid application development n. at rapid adj., adv., and n. Compounds 1.
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1989 PC Week (Nexis) 13 Feb. 31/3 I'm impressed by Genesis' next tool, the Rapid Application Development (RAD) system.
1997 NetGuide Aug. 32/2 To handle multiple languages and locales, the NetDynamics visual RAD environment..now provides support for customizing formats.
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RAD n. Royal Academy of Dancing.
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1939 Times 30 Mar. 17/2 The first R.A.D. ball in aid of the building fund of the Royal Academy of Dancing will be held at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, on Thursday.
2001 Jrnl. Soc. Dance Res. 19 17 Grant's training was eclectic, though the majority of it came from the RAD as taught in New Zealand.
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