Quick, hasty; active, ready; eager, elated. Cf. rathe, adj.1 In later use chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). Now rare.

Of movement, or action regarded as movement: Taking place or executed at high speed; rapid, quick.

Of an action, movement, etc.: quickly or deftly executed; fast, rapid; (of pace) briskly maintained.

Of movement: rapid, swift; (of a succession or sequence of objects, events, etc.) rapidly moving or occurring.

Quick, brisk, smart. Frequently in at a (good) round pace: quickly, at good speed. Chiefly with reference to horse riding.

Of motion, etc.: swift, speedy, rapid. Also in a main pace (also speed): at full speed. Obsolete.

Characterized by speed; quick, swift, fast. Of motion.

Of actions; esp. of pace, rapid.