pacy

pacy
[[t]pe͟ɪsi[/t]]
pacier, paciest
1) ADJ-GRADED You use pacy to describe someone, especially a sports player, who has the ability to move very quickly. [BRIT]

...United's pacey new striker.

2) ADJ-GRADED If you describe a story or a film as pacy, you mean that it is exciting because the events happen very quickly one after another. [BRIT]

Set in contemporary Dublin, this pacy thriller features kidnapping, mayhem and murder.


English dictionary. 2008.

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