rapider

Increasing in speed

Rapider is a nonstandard comparative form of rapid.

The standard comparative is "more rapid," but rapider appears in casual speech and informal writing: We need a rapider response time.

Like other -er comparatives applied to multisyllabic adjectives, it sounds folksy or playful to most ears.

comparative

quicker

More rapid in pace

brisker · nimbler · hastier · snappier · zippier · nippier · prompter

Opposites
speed/velocity

rapiderslower

Reduced in speed

Phrases
Family

rapid, rapidly, rapids, rapidity, rapidness, rapidest, ultrarapid

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G