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Fastest vs Feastest - What's the difference?

fastest | feastest |

As verbs the difference between fastest and feastest

is that fastest is archaic second-person singular of fast while feastest is archaic second-person singular of feast.

As an adjective fastest

is superlative of fast.

As an adverb fastest

is superlative of fast pos=adverb.

fastest

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (fast)
    • Usain Bolt is the fastest man on Earth.

    Adverb

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (fast)
    • But thou, when thou fastest , anoint thine head, and wash thy face.
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    feastest

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (archaic) (feast)

    • feast

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) feest, feste, fest, from (etyl) feste, from (etyl) festa, plural of .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
    • We had a feast to celebrate the harvest.
  • Something delightful
    • It was a feast for the eyes.
  • A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, anniversary.
  • * Bible, Exodus xiii. 6
    • The seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord.
  • * Bible, Luke ii. 41
    • Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.
    Synonyms
    * banquet
    Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) feesten, festen, from (etyl) fester, from , from the noun. See above.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To partake in a , or large meal.
    • I feasted on turkey and dumplings.
  • To dwell upon (something) with delight.
  • * Shakespeare
    • With my love's picture then my eye doth feast .
  • To hold a in honor of (someone).
    • We feasted them after the victory.
  • To serve as a feast for; to feed sumptuously.
  • * Bishop Joseph Hall
    • Or once a week, perhaps, for novelty / Reez'd bacon-soords shall feast his family.
    Derived terms
    * feaster * feast one’s eyes

    Anagrams

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