prae-răpĭdus, a, um, adj., very swift, very rapid (post-Aug.).
I Lit.: amnis, Sen. Apoc. 7, 2, v. 11: celeritas, id. Q. N. 1, 1, 1: gurges, Liv. 29, 32, 9: fluminum celeritas, Curt. 9, 4, 15: fuga, Sil. 16, 563.—
II Trop., very eager , very ardent : juvenis, Sil. 17, 180: fuga, id. 16, 564: ira, Sen. Ira, 1, 12, 5.