\Speed"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. {Speedier}; superl.
{Speediest}.] [AS. sp[=e]dyg.]
Not dilatory or slow; quick; swift; nimble; hasty; rapid in
motion or performance; as, a speedy flight; on speedy foot.
      I will wish her speedy strength.         --Shak.
      Darts, which not the good could shun, The speedy ould
      outfly.                                  --Dryden.