speedfuladj.

/ˈspiːdfʊl/

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s sped(e)ful(e, -full(e, Middle English spedphull, Middle English–1600s Scottish speidful(l, Middle English speyd-), 1500s speedeful.

Etymology: < speed n. + -ful suffix.

†1.

a. Profitable, advantageous, expedient, helpful, efficacious. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective]

fremefulc1000

i-duȝea1250

hendyc1275

begetela1325

profitablea1325

speedful1340

worth1340

speedyc1380

behoveful1382

fructuousc1386

fruitfulc1386

vailable1390

availantc1420

availingc1420

commodious1420

commodous?1440

available1474

behovablea1475

advantageousc1485

profitly1485

beneficiala1513

advantageable1548

sanative1548

gainful1555

vantageable1570

vantageous?1572

gainy1573

comfortable1576

conducent1578

advantageous1591

bootful1594

availful1598

conducible?1611

commoditous1621

conducing1624

conduceful1635

proficuousa1642

proficaciousa1660

beneficenta1676

conducive1710

benefactory1744

benignant1791

sanatorya1832

beneficiary1836

1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 623 God is spedful in speche & a spryt clene.

c1394 P. Pl. Crede 264 In pouernesse of spyrit is spedfullest hele.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 111 Of which ech bi him silf is a good and a speedful wey.

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 105 Quhilkis thingis ar maist nedefull to the bataill–& spedefull.

1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) iii. 574 Saylys ayris and other thing, That was spedfull to thar passyng.

1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. gg.ii^v That they myght vse these holy psalmes as..spedefull prayers for remyssyon and forgyuenes.

1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 49^v Good store house nedefull, in order spedefull [1577 speedfull].

†b. Frequently in it is speedful or syntactical variations of this. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > be advantageous or beneficial [verb (intransitive)]

dowc950

frameOE

fremeOE

helpc1000

gainc1175

holdc1175

vail1303

yainc1325

it is speedfulc1340

profit1340

speedc1380

prowa1400

bootc1400

prevailc1450

avail1489

mister1490

skill1528

stead1594

advantagea1616

conduce1624

c1340 R. Rolle Prose Treat. 23 Vnto these men itt is nedefulle and spedefulle to vse the werkis of Actife liffe als besili as þei may.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 127 It is nouȝt spedeful to us to knowe þat day.

1414 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1834) II. 141 That it were spedefulle to sende swiche ambassiatours.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 27 It is profitable and speedful ofte tymes a man forto speke as many vsen forto speke.

?1537 R. Benese Bk. Measurynge Lande sig. Aiij It is..not spedefull to mete therewyth a great quantite of lande.

1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iii. f. 51^v Do as ȝe think speidfull in this proces.

1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 170 He..sall assigne to them ane certaine day, to vnderly the law, either in that air, or thereafter quhen he sall think speidfull.

a. Speedy, quick, swift, rapid. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adjective]

swiftc888

swifta1050

currentc1300

quickc1300

hastivea1325

hastyc1330

ingnel1340

swiftyc1380

speedfula1387

fasta1400

swippingc1420

speedy1487

fleet1528

tite?a1540

scudding1545

flighty1552

suddenly1556

flight1581

feathered1587

Pegasean1590

wing-footed1591

swift-winged?1592

thought-swift-flying1595

wind-winged?1596

swallow-winged1597

Pegasarian1607

skelping1607

rapid1608

night-swifta1616

celerious1632

clipping1635

perniciousa1656

volatile1655

quick-foot1658

meteorous1667

windy1697

high-flying1710

fleet-footed1726

aliped1727

wickc1760

velocious1775

flight-performing1785

fast-going1800

fast-moving1802

meteor1803

wight-wapping1830

fleety1841

speeding1847

swiftening1848

two-forty1855

fire-swift1865

pennate1870

spinning1882

percursory1884

zippy1889

meteoric1895

pacy1906

presto1952

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 167 Þese men been speedful boþe on hors and on foote.

c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 80 It gladys þe herte, and makys..þe tonge spedfull.

1540 R. Jonas tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. f. xxi Geuynge her good hope of a spedefull delyueraunce.

1595 R. Barnfield Cassandra xxviii, in Cynthia sig. D7^v His sturdie steedes: Whose speedful course the day & night now eeuens.

1615 T. Adams Lycanthropy 8 in Blacke Devill It is not enough to be speedfull; we must also be discreet and faithfull.

1903 L. M. Watt Communion Table viii. 65 This speedful fleetingness of all earth's days.

b. quasi-adv. Speedily, quickly.

ΘΚΠ

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

?c1480 Ragman Roll 52 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. (1864) I. 71 To moysten ther your appetitys drey, Ful spedful ye rennyn and ful yerne.

†3. Of time: Passing quickly; short, brief. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > swift movement of time > [adjective]

slidinga900

scrithingOE

henwardOE

swifta1225

short livya1325

passing1340

flittingc1374

shadowy1374

temporalc1384

speedfula1400

transitory?c1400

brittlea1425

unabidingc1430

frail?c1450

indurablec1450

scrithel?c1475

caduke1483

transitorious1492

passanta1500

perishinga1500

caducea1513

fugitive?1518

caducal?1548

quick1548

delible1549

flittering1549

undurable?1555

shadowish1561

fleeting1563

vading1566

flightful1571

wanzing1571

transitive1575

slipping1581

diary1583

unlasting1585

never-lasting1588

flit1590

post-like1594

running1598

short-lived1598

short-winded1598

transient1599

unpermanent1607

flashy1609

of a day1612

passable1613

dureless1614

urgenta1616

waxena1616

decayable1617

horary1620

evanid1626

fugitable1628

short-dated1632

fugacious1635

ephemerala1639

impermanent1653

fungous1655

volatile1655

ephemerousa1660

unimmortal1667

timesome1674

while-being1674

of passage1680

journal1685

ephemeron1714

admovent1727

evanescent1728

meteorous1750

deciduous1763

preterient1786

ephemeridal1795

meteorica1802

meteor1803

ephemerean1804

ephemerid1804

evanescing1805

fleeted1810

fleet1812

unenduring1814

unremaining1817

unimmortalized1839

impersistent1849

flighty1850

uneternal1862

caducous1863

diurnal1866

horarious1866

brisk1879

evasive1881

picaresque1959

a1400–50 Alexander 971 With þat he bloþirs in þe brest..in a spedfull space so þe sprete ȝeldis.

Derivatives

ˈspeedfulness n. speed, swiftness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun]

swiftnessc888

speedOE

swiftship?c1225

swifthead1340

speedfulnessc1386

quickness?a1425

hastinessc1425

speediheadc1450

swiftinessa1464

radeur1477

celerity1483

speediness1530

swithnessc1540

velocity1555

raptness1582

pernicity1592

rapidity1601

fastness1604

fleetness1625

rida1642

rapidness1650

mercuriousnessa1661

c1386 Almanac (1812) 8 In oþer planetis it hace more spedefulnesse.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	speedful
释义	speedfuladj. /ˈspiːdfʊl/ Forms: Also Middle English–1500s sped(e)ful(e, -full(e, Middle English spedphull, Middle English–1600s Scottish speidful(l, Middle English speyd-), 1500s speedeful. Etymology: < speed n. + -ful suffix. †1. a. Profitable, advantageous, expedient, helpful, efficacious. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective] fremefulc1000 i-duȝea1250 hendyc1275 begetela1325 profitablea1325 speedful1340 worth1340 speedyc1380 behoveful1382 fructuousc1386 fruitfulc1386 vailable1390 availantc1420 availingc1420 commodious1420 commodous?1440 available1474 behovablea1475 advantageousc1485 profitly1485 beneficiala1513 advantageable1548 sanative1548 gainful1555 vantageable1570 vantageous?1572 gainy1573 comfortable1576 conducent1578 advantageous1591 bootful1594 availful1598 conducible?1611 commoditous1621 conducing1624 conduceful1635 proficuousa1642 proficaciousa1660 beneficenta1676 conducive1710 benefactory1744 benignant1791 sanatorya1832 beneficiary1836 1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 623 God is spedful in speche & a spryt clene. c1394 P. Pl. Crede 264 In pouernesse of spyrit is spedfullest hele. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 111 Of which ech bi him silf is a good and a speedful wey. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 105 Quhilkis thingis ar maist nedefull to the bataill–& spedefull. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) iii. 574 Saylys ayris and other thing, That was spedfull to thar passyng. 1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. gg.ii^v That they myght vse these holy psalmes as..spedefull prayers for remyssyon and forgyuenes. 1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 49^v Good store house nedefull, in order spedefull [1577 speedfull]. †b. Frequently in it is speedful or syntactical variations of this. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > be advantageous or beneficial [verb (intransitive)] dowc950 frameOE fremeOE helpc1000 gainc1175 holdc1175 vail1303 yainc1325 it is speedfulc1340 profit1340 speedc1380 prowa1400 bootc1400 prevailc1450 avail1489 mister1490 skill1528 stead1594 advantagea1616 conduce1624 c1340 R. Rolle Prose Treat. 23 Vnto these men itt is nedefulle and spedefulle to vse the werkis of Actife liffe als besili as þei may. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 127 It is nouȝt spedeful to us to knowe þat day. 1414 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1834) II. 141 That it were spedefulle to sende swiche ambassiatours. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 27 It is profitable and speedful ofte tymes a man forto speke as many vsen forto speke. ?1537 R. Benese Bk. Measurynge Lande sig. Aiij It is..not spedefull to mete therewyth a great quantite of lande. 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iii. f. 51^v Do as ȝe think speidfull in this proces. 1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 170 He..sall assigne to them ane certaine day, to vnderly the law, either in that air, or thereafter quhen he sall think speidfull. 2. a. Speedy, quick, swift, rapid. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adjective] swiftc888 swifta1050 currentc1300 quickc1300 hastivea1325 hastyc1330 ingnel1340 swiftyc1380 speedfula1387 fasta1400 swippingc1420 speedy1487 fleet1528 tite?a1540 scudding1545 flighty1552 suddenly1556 flight1581 feathered1587 Pegasean1590 wing-footed1591 swift-winged?1592 thought-swift-flying1595 wind-winged?1596 swallow-winged1597 Pegasarian1607 skelping1607 rapid1608 night-swifta1616 celerious1632 clipping1635 perniciousa1656 volatile1655 quick-foot1658 meteorous1667 windy1697 high-flying1710 fleet-footed1726 aliped1727 wickc1760 velocious1775 flight-performing1785 fast-going1800 fast-moving1802 meteor1803 wight-wapping1830 fleety1841 speeding1847 swiftening1848 two-forty1855 fire-swift1865 pennate1870 spinning1882 percursory1884 zippy1889 meteoric1895 pacy1906 presto1952 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 167 Þese men been speedful boþe on hors and on foote. c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 80 It gladys þe herte, and makys..þe tonge spedfull. 1540 R. Jonas tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. f. xxi Geuynge her good hope of a spedefull delyueraunce. 1595 R. Barnfield Cassandra xxviii, in Cynthia sig. D7^v His sturdie steedes: Whose speedful course the day & night now eeuens. 1615 T. Adams Lycanthropy 8 in Blacke Devill It is not enough to be speedfull; we must also be discreet and faithfull. 1903 L. M. Watt Communion Table viii. 65 This speedful fleetingness of all earth's days. b. quasi-adv. Speedily, quickly. ΘΚΠ 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 ?c1480 Ragman Roll 52 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. (1864) I. 71 To moysten ther your appetitys drey, Ful spedful ye rennyn and ful yerne. †3. Of time: Passing quickly; short, brief. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > swift movement of time > [adjective] slidinga900 scrithingOE henwardOE swifta1225 short livya1325 passing1340 flittingc1374 shadowy1374 temporalc1384 speedfula1400 transitory?c1400 brittlea1425 unabidingc1430 frail?c1450 indurablec1450 scrithel?c1475 caduke1483 transitorious1492 passanta1500 perishinga1500 caducea1513 fugitive?1518 caducal?1548 quick1548 delible1549 flittering1549 undurable?1555 shadowish1561 fleeting1563 vading1566 flightful1571 wanzing1571 transitive1575 slipping1581 diary1583 unlasting1585 never-lasting1588 flit1590 post-like1594 running1598 short-lived1598 short-winded1598 transient1599 unpermanent1607 flashy1609 of a day1612 passable1613 dureless1614 urgenta1616 waxena1616 decayable1617 horary1620 evanid1626 fugitable1628 short-dated1632 fugacious1635 ephemerala1639 impermanent1653 fungous1655 volatile1655 ephemerousa1660 unimmortal1667 timesome1674 while-being1674 of passage1680 journal1685 ephemeron1714 admovent1727 evanescent1728 meteorous1750 deciduous1763 preterient1786 ephemeridal1795 meteorica1802 meteor1803 ephemerean1804 ephemerid1804 evanescing1805 fleeted1810 fleet1812 unenduring1814 unremaining1817 unimmortalized1839 impersistent1849 flighty1850 uneternal1862 caducous1863 diurnal1866 horarious1866 brisk1879 evasive1881 picaresque1959 a1400–50 Alexander 971 With þat he bloþirs in þe brest..in a spedfull space so þe sprete ȝeldis. Derivatives ˈspeedfulness n. speed, swiftness. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] swiftnessc888 speedOE swiftship?c1225 swifthead1340 speedfulnessc1386 quickness?a1425 hastinessc1425 speediheadc1450 swiftinessa1464 radeur1477 celerity1483 speediness1530 swithnessc1540 velocity1555 raptness1582 pernicity1592 rapidity1601 fastness1604 fleetness1625 rida1642 rapidness1650 mercuriousnessa1661 c1386 Almanac (1812) 8 In oþer planetis it hace more spedefulnesse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1340
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