/ˈɹæpɪd/
OriginBorrowed from Middle French rapide and its etymon Latin rapidus.
- Very swift or quick.
“a rapid stream”
“rapid growth”
“rapid improvement”
- Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)
- Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)
- England, dialectalViolent, severe.
- dialectal, obsoleteHappy.
- archaic, colloquialRapidly.
- plural-normallyA rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.
- datedA burst of rapid fire.
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsisEllipsis of rapid chess.
“In these rapid games we had just twenty-five minutes each to make all our moves, a far cry from traditional chess, where games can last up to seven hours.”
“In order to avoid misunderstanding, I must note that I object to the attempts to displace normal chess with fast play, not rapid or blitz in general. I love them both, and, if I were to choose which t”
“I haven’t played against Wesley So—I’ve played him a bunch online in rapid games, but not in classical rounds.”
Formsmore rapid(comparative) · rapider(comparative, proscribed) · most rapid(superlative) · rapidest(proscribed, superlative) · rapids(plural)
Source: Wiktionary