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celeritous

celeritous adjective: swift, speedy, fast.

Adjective

celeritous (comparative more celeritous, superlative most celeritous)

  1. (rare) Swift, speedy, fast.

Forms of celeritous

comparativemore celeritous
superlativemost celeritous

Origin of celeritous

From celerity, from French célérité, from Latin celeritas, from celer (“fast, swift”).

Questions about celeritous

What does celeritous mean?
Celeritous means swift, speedy, fast.
What part of speech is celeritous?
Celeritous is an adjective.

Words near celeritous in the dictionary

  1. celeriferes
  2. celeripede
  3. celeripedes
  4. celeritie
  5. celerities
  6. celeritous
  7. celerity
  8. celery
  9. celery cabbage
  10. celery cabbages
  11. celery lettuce

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