rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
(verb) act or move at high speed; “We have to rush!”; “hurry--it’s late!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
festinate (third-person singular simple present festinates, present participle festinating, simple past and past participle festinated)
(medicine) To become involuntarily quicker, such as when walking or speaking, due to certain disorders.
(obsolete) To hurry.
festinate (comparative more festinate, superlative most festinate)
(obsolete) Hurried, hasty.
Source: Wiktionary
Fes"ti*nate, a. Etym: [L. festinatus, p.p. of festinare to hasten.]
Definition: Hasty; hurried. [Obs.] -- Fes"ti*nate*ly, adv. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 February 2025
(noun) a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; “floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
