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rapidly
adverb
quickly
;
at
a
high
speed
or
rate
.
•
The
river's
water
level
rose
rapidly
after
the
heavy
rain
.
The
river's
water
level
rose
rapidly
after
the
heavy
rain
.
•
Scientists
are
working
rapidly
to
develop
a
new
vaccine
.
Scientists
are
working
rapidly
to
develop
a
new
vaccine
.
formed
from
the
adjective
“
rapid
”
+
the
adverbial
suffix
“
-ly
,”
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
early
18th
century
.
rapid
adjective
happening
,
moving
,
or
changing
very
quickly
•
The
patient
showed
rapid
improvement
after
the
new
treatment
.
The
patient
showed
rapid
improvement
after
the
new
treatment
.
•
Thanks
to
the
newly
built
highway
,
we
made
rapid
progress
toward
the
city
.
Thanks
to
the
newly
built
highway
,
we
made
rapid
progress
toward
the
city
.
Borrowed
from
Latin
rapidus
“
seizing
,
hasty
,
swift
”,
from
rapere
“
to
seize
,
hurry
away
”.
noun
a
fast
,
turbulent
section
of
a
river
where
water
rushes
quickly
over
rocks
•
The
kayaker
maneuvered
skillfully
through
the
roaring
rapid
.
The
kayaker
maneuvered
skillfully
through
the
roaring
rapid
.
•
Before
camping
,
the
guide
warned
us
about
the
dangerous
rapids
downstream
.
Before
camping
,
the
guide
warned
us
about
the
dangerous
rapids
downstream
.
First
recorded
in
English
in
the
early
17th
century
,
from
the
adjective
“
rapid
”,
applied
metaphorically
to
swift-moving
stretches
of
water
.