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   quick

   /kwɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. moving fast or doing something in a short time: "in the qualifying session he was two seconds quicker than his teammate" Similar fastswiftrapidspeedyhigh-speedexpeditiousbrisklivelysprightlynimblepromptlightningmeteoricovernightwhirlwindfast-trackwhistle-stopbreaknecksmartinformal:nippyzippycrackingliterary:fleetrare:tantivyalacritousvolantOpposite slow
   • ▪ lasting or taking a short time: "Brian gave her a quick look" Similar hastyhurriedcursoryperfunctorysuperficialdesultoryincidentalsummaryglancingbriefshortfleetingpassingtransienttransitoryshort-livedflyinglightningmomentarytemporaryOpposite longcareful
   • ▪ happening with little or no delay; prompt: "children like to see quick results from their efforts" Similar suddeninstantaneousimmediateinstantabruptsharpprecipitatebreakneckheadlong
   • 2. prompt to understand, think, or learn; intelligent: "it was quick of him to spot the mistake" Similar intelligentbrightclevergiftedablebrilliantastutequick-wittedsharp-wittedreadyquick off the markobservantalertsharpwide awakereceptiveperceptiveinformal:brainysmarton the ballon one's toesquick on the uptakegeniuswhip-smartOpposite stupid
   • ▪ (of a person's eye or ear) keenly perceptive; alert.
   • ▪ (of a person's temper) easily roused.

   adverb

   • 1. at a fast rate; quickly: informal "he'll find some place where he can make money quicker"

   noun

   • 1. the soft tender flesh below the growing part of a fingernail or toenail.
   • ▪ the central or most sensitive part of someone or something.
   • 2. those who are living: archaic "the quick and the dead"
   • 3. a fast bowler. informal

   Word Origin Old Englishcwic, cwicu ‘alive, animated, alert’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwiek ‘sprightly’ and German keck ‘saucy’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vivus ‘alive’ and Greek bios, zōē ‘life’.

   Scrabble Points: 20

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishQUICK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Quick definition: done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate. See examples of QUICK used in a sentence.

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   adjective. performed with little or no delay. “was quick to respond” synonyms: immediate, prompt, straightaway. fast. acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly. adjective. apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity. “a quick mind”

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   Quick means moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy, or occurring, achieved, or acquired in a relatively brief period of time. It can also mean sensitive, responsive, or eager, or the vital or most important part of something.

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   6 days ago · Learn the definition, etymology, pronunciation and usage of the word quick in English and other languages. Quick can be an adjective, adverb, noun or verb with various meanings related to speed, life, temper, intelligence and more.

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    Quick means moving or doing things with great speed, or lasting only a short time. Learn how to use quick in different contexts, with synonyms, collocations, idioms, and translations.

11. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishQUICK - Definition in English - bab.la

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    the quick the soft tender flesh below the growing part of a fingernail or toenail the central or most sensitive part of someone or something 2. the quick (treated as plural) (archaic) those who are living the quick and the dead 3. (Cricket, informal) a fast bowler phrases cut someone to the quick a quick one quick with child word origin