celeritous

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adjective

Swift, speedy, fast.

OriginFrench célérité ← Latin celeritas →
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Meanings

adjectiveceleritous (comparative more celeritous, superlative most celeritous)

comparative more celeritous · superlative most celeritous

  1. rareSwift, speedy, fast.

Origin

  1. Latinceleritas
  2. Frenchcélérité
  3. Englishceleritous

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

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Anagrams

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APA

celeritous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celeritous

MLA

“celeritous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celeritous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “celeritous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celeritous.

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