Lewis Short
(adjective) : prae-răpĭdus, a, um
* Very swift, very rapid (post-Aug.).
* 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.
* Trop., very eager, very ardent: juvenis,Sil. 17, 180: fuga,id. 16, 564: ira,Sen. Ira, 1, 12, 5.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary