Etymology

speedless

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Today it means: Lacking success or prosperity; not prosperous; unfortunate; unsuccessful. Full definition →

Middle English spedles
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromspedles
  2. English todayspeedless

From Middle English spedles, equivalent to speed + -less.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.