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pikainen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cursory adj Done quickly and without much attention to detail; hasty.
  • expeditious adj Fast, prompt, speedy.
  • quick adj Moving or happening fast.
  • quickie noun Something done or made in a short amount of time.
  • short adjective Not long in length, distance, or duration.

Senses

pikainen is used for these senses in English:

  • cursory Hasty or superficial.
  • expeditious Fast, prompt, speedy. [from 1590s]
  • quick Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.
  • quickie (colloquial) Something made or done swiftly.
  • short (obsolete) Not distant in time; near at hand.
  • whistle-stop (idiomatic) Extremely brief and hurried.

expeditious — full definition

  1. adj Fast, prompt, speedy.
  2. adj Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed.

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