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fast and furious

fast and furious adjective: rapid and energetic.

Adjective

fast and furious (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Rapid and energetic.
    • As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd, and curious, / The mirth and fun grew faſt and furious: […]1790 (date written; published 1791), Robert Burns, “Tam o’ Shanter. A Tale.”, in Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, 2nd edition, volume II, Edinburgh: […] T[homas] Cadell, […], and William...
    • In the second part, entitled “Familiar Dialogues,” the fun grows fast and furious.1884 [1855], Pedro Carolino, James Millington, English as She Is Spoke, Introduction

fast and furious meaning in Bengali

fast and furious in Bengali

দ্রুত এবং উদ্যমী

Examples of fast and furious in a sentence

  • The pace was fast and furious most of the time, with new high records of prices constantly being established.1920, Institute of Leadership & Management (Great Britain), The financial review:
  • The first reference was in 1862, stating: "The next day we had dog-races, and foot-races, and football, and the fun was fast and furious."1982, Gerald Redmond, The sporting Scots of nineteenth-century Canada:

Questions about fast and furious

What does fast and furious mean?
Fast and furious means rapid and energetic.
What is fast and furious in Bengali?
Fast and furious in Bengali is দ্রুত এবং উদ্যমী. See Fast and furious meaning in Bengali.
How do you use fast and furious in a sentence?
The pace was fast and furious most of the time, with new high records of prices constantly being established.
What part of speech is fast and furious?
Fast and furious is an adjective.

Words near fast and furious in the dictionary

  1. Fassler
  2. Fasslers
  3. Fassnacht
  4. Fassnachts
  5. fast
  6. fast and furious
  7. fast and loose
  8. fast as lightning
  9. fast asleep
  10. fast backward
  11. fast backwarded

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