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   Quick

   /kwik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. moving fast or doing something in a short time: "he was always quick to point out her faults" Similar fastswiftrapidspeedyhigh-speedexpeditiousbrisklivelysprightlynimblepromptlightningmeteoricovernightwhirlwindfast-trackwhistle-stopbreaknecksmartinformal:nippyzippycrackingliterary:fleetrare:tantivyalacritousvolantOpposite slow
   • ▪ lasting or taking a short time: "we went to the pub for a quick drink" Similar hastyhurriedcursoryperfunctorysuperficialdesultoryincidentalsummaryglancingbriefshortfleetingpassingtransienttransitoryshort-livedflyinglightningmomentarytemporaryOpposite longcareful
   • ▪ happening with little or no delay; prompt: "children like to see quick results from their efforts" Similar suddeninstantaneousimmediateinstantabruptsharpprecipitatebreakneckheadlong
   • 2. (of a person) 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"

   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’.

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   What does it mean if a person is quick?

   • If you are quick, you move with speed. You may be a quick runner or "a quick study" — if you tend to learn things quickly. The adjective quick can also mean brief and fleeting — as in a quick visit or a quick trip to the store. Quick also means without delay: "You'll need to jot a quick reply to the party invitation."

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   What does a quick move mean?

   • 1. (of an action, movement, etc) performed or occurring during a comparatively short time: a quick move. 2. lasting a comparatively short time; brief: a quick flight. 3. accomplishing something in a time that is shorter than normal: a quick worker. 4. characterized by rapidity of movement; swift or fast: a quick walker.

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   What is the difference between quick and quickest?

   • Quicker is sometimes used to mean `at a greater speed,' and quickest to mean `at the greatest speed.' Quick is sometimes used to mean `with great speed.' Some people consider this to be non-standard. Warm the sugar slightly first to make it dissolve quicker. Something that is quick takes or lasts only a short time.

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   If you are quick, you move with speed. You may be a quick runner or "a quick study" — if you tend to learn things quickly. The adjective quick can also mean brief and fleeting — as in a quick visit or a quick trip to the store.

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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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