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Antonyms for fastest

Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : fast, fahst
Phonetic Transcription : fæst, fɑst

Definition of fastest

Origin :
  • Old English fæst "firmly fixed, steadfast, secure, enclosed," probably from Proto-Germanic *fastuz (cf. Old Frisian fest, Old Norse fastr, Dutch vast, German fest), from PIE root *past- "firm" (cf. Sanskrit pastyam "dwelling place").
  • The adverb meaning "quickly, swiftly" was perhaps in Old English, or from Old Norse fast, either way developing from the sense of "firmly, strongly, vigorously" (cf. to run hard means to run fast; also compare fast asleep), or perhaps from the notion of a runner who "sticks" close to whatever he is chasing.
  • The sense of "living an unrestrained life" (usually of women) is from 1746 (fast living is from 1745). Fast buck recorded from 1947; fast food is first attested 1951. Fast-forward first recorded 1948. Fast lane is by 1966; the fast track originally was in horse-racing (1934); figurative sense by 1960s. To fast talk someone (v.) is recorded by 1946.
  • adj speedy
  • adj fixed, immovable
  • adj immoral, promiscuous
  • adv speedily
  • adv fixedly
Example sentences :
  • He has a new auto, you know, and he boasts that it's the fastest one in this country.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
  • She would swim her fastest, as if really anxious to escape him.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • In how many hours might one ride to Carlisle at the fastest—in the night and in a cart?
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • He has a game where you can race the fastest cars in the world.
  • Extract from : « FreeChildrenStories.com Collection » by Daniel Errico
  • And now the cricket is the fastest and fanciest hopper there is.
  • Extract from : « FreeChildrenStories.com Collection » by Daniel Errico
  • Then fetch the fastest horse in the stable to the front door.
  • Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • Emetic was the fastest sprinter there that day; a sprinter, not a stayer.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • They were both prodigies, but, though rivals, the fastest friends.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 » by Various
  • He had struck the trail, and urging our horses to their fastest speed, we followed.
  • Extract from : « Among the Pines » by James R. Gilmore
  • I'll go a dollar that you can't do it, and your mare is the fastest on the road.
  • Extract from : « Among the Pines » by James R. Gilmore

Synonyms for fastest

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