Quick
WordNet
adjective
(1) Moving quickly and lightly
"Sleek and agile as a gymnast"
"As nimble as a deer"
"Nimble fingers"
"Quick of foot"
"The old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"
(2) Easily aroused or excited
"A quick temper"
"A warm temper"
(3) Performed with little or no delay
"An immediate reply to my letter"
"Prompt obedience"
"Was quick to respond"
"A straightaway denial"
(4) Accomplished rapidly and without delay
"Was quick to make friends"
"His quick reaction prevented an accident"
"Hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"
"A speedy recovery"
"He has a right to a speedy trial"
(5) Hurried and brief
"Paid a flying visit"
"Took a flying glance at the book"
"A quick inspection"
"A fast visit"
(6) Apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
"A quick mind"
"A ready wit"
adverb
(7) With little or no delay
"The rescue squad arrived promptly"
"Come here, quick!"
noun
(8) Any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
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Etymology
From , from , from , from . Cognate with Dutch , German , Swedish ; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek , Latin , Lithuanian , Latvian , Russian , Irish .
Adjective
- Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
- I ran to the station – but I wasn't quick enough.
- He's a quick runner.
- Occuring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.
- That was a quick meal.
- Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.
- You have to be very quick to be able to compete in ad-lib theatrics.
- Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.
- My father is old but he still has a quick wit.
- Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.
- Alive, living.
- 1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night, X
- The inmost oratory of my soul,
- Wherein thou ever dwellest quick or dead,
- Is black with grief eternal for thy sake.
- 1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night, X
- Pregnant, especially at the stage where the foetus's movements can be felt; figuratively, alive with some emotion or feeling.
- She was quick with child.
- Of water: flowing.
- Burning, flammable, fiery.
Related terms
- quick fix
- quicken
- quicklime
- quick on his feet
- quicksand
- quicksilver
Adverb
- quickly
- get rich quick
- come here, quick!