swift

adjective [-er/-est only]

/swɪft/

Definition

› moving or able to move at great speed, or happening within a very short time; fast or quick: A swift current carried him downstream. Public reaction has been swift and negative. swiftly

/ˈswɪft·li/ adverb › The sky was swiftly becoming dark.

(Definition of swift adjective from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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