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rapidísimo

extremely fast

adjective rrah-pee-DEE-see-moh Rare

Usage Note

Rapidísimo is the absolute superlative of rápido, formed with the suffix -ísimo. It does not express a comparison ('the fastest') but rather an intensified quality ('incredibly fast'). It agrees in gender and number: rapidísima, rapidísimos, rapidísimas. The suffix -ísimo is very productive in Spanish and generally preferred over adverb intensifiers like muy in emphatic, spoken registers.

Examples

"El tren llegó rapidísimo a la estación."

Natural Translation

The train arrived incredibly fast at the station.

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