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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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     QUICK meaning: 1. happening or done with great speed, or...

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     QUICK definicja: 1. happening or done with great speed, or...

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     quick translate: รวดเร็ว, ที่ว่องไว, ฉับไว, อย่างรวดเร็ว....

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   Quick means done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc. It can also mean living, sensitive, or sharp. Learn more about its origin, idioms, and related words.

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   quick applies particularly to something practically instantaneous, an action or reaction, perhaps, of very brief duration: to give a quick look around; to take a quick walk. fast and swift refer to actions, movements, etc., that continue for a time, and usually to those that are uninterrupted; when used of communication, transportation, and the ...

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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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