superfast en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈsupɚˌfæst/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Germanic *fastuz Proto-West Germanic *fast Old English fæst Middle English fast English fast English superfast From super- + fast.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Extremely fast.
The plane's large rear doors swallowed up my friend in superfast time, its departure sandblasting everyone in red prop wash as it vaporised down the main street and into the afternoon's dust-bowl sky.
2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 23:
Translations (2)
uk надшвидки́й (extremely fast) · nl razendsnel (extremely fast)