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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective prenominal tending to spread quickly; -- used mostly of plants.

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  • adjective tending to spread quickly

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Examples

  • It's also matching wits with the smartphone/tablet world, namely the fast-growing crowd of GOOG Android devices.

    unknown title 2011

  • He would now witness thousands of fire-new terms flowing generously into the lexicon that he had augmented and renewed, and would probably recognize some kinships between the fast-growing English vocabulary of his world and of ours.xvii

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • He would now witness thousands of fire-new terms flowing generously into the lexicon that he had augmented and renewed, and would probably recognize some kinships between the fast-growing English vocabulary of his world and of ours.xvii

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • The comments suggest mounting official anger toward Google in China, a small but formerly fast-growing market for the Internet search company.

    People's Daily Raps Google Over Email Accusations Loretta Chao 2011

  • The economy has been called the "wonder from Down Under" in some circles; the country has in recent times overcome its inferiority complex as far as cultural life is concerned; and the country is, or anyway should be, poised to play a more active leadership role in the fast-growing Asian region.

    When Julia Gillard Went to Canberra Nick Bryant 2011

  • Meanwhile, Peru's fast-growing economy presents a big opportunity for many Brazilian companies well-placed to take advantage of massive infrastructure and energy projects now planned or underway.

    Brazil Makeover Helped Humala Shed His Chávez Image Paulo Prada 2011

  • Stryker Corp. agreed to acquire French extremity-device maker Memometal Technologies SA for at least $150 million, expanding the orthopedic devicemaker's presence in the fast-growing market for foot and hand products.

    Stryker to Acquire Memometal Technologies Tess Stynes 2011

  • With such a gloomy outlook the fast-growing private rented sector is likely to become still more important in the capital, yet many of its properties fall below Decent Homes standards.

    London week ahead: homes, cuts and votes 2011

  • Brazil in recent years has increasingly been using Peruvian ports to ship goods to China, India, and other fast-growing markets in Asia.

    Brazil Makeover Helped Humala Shed His Chávez Image Paulo Prada 2011

  • But creating park space for Chelsea's fast-growing community should also be at the top of the list of priorities, said Geoffrey Croft of nonprofit New York City Park Advocates.

    Housing, Park Proposals Collide in Chelsea Joseph De Avila 2011

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