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41quick — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ We d better be quick. ▪ become, get ADVERB ▪ extremely …
42quick — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rapid, swift, brief; prompt, alert; ready, unhesitating; hasty, irascible; sensitive, keen; alive, living, sentient. See velocity, activity, feeling, irascibility, intelligence. Ant., slow, sluggish …
43quick — adjective 1》 moving fast or doing something in a short time. ↘lasting a short time. ↘prompt. 2》 intelligent. ↘(of one s eye or ear) alert. 3》 (of a person s temper) easily roused. noun 1》 (the quick) the tender flesh below the growing …
44quick — adjective 1) a quick pace Syn: fast, swift, rapid, speedy, high speed, breakneck, expeditious, brisk, smart; informal zippy; literary fleet Ant: slow 2) she took a quick trip down memory lane …
45quick — [OE] Originally quick meant ‘alive’ (as in the now fossilized phrase the quick and the dead); it was not until the 13th century that the sense ‘rapid’ began to emerge. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *kwikwaz (which also produced Swedish… …
46quick — adjective 1) a quick worker Syn: fast, swift, rapid, speedy, brisk, smart, lightning, whirlwind, whistle stop, breakneck; informal nippy, zippy 2) a quick look Syn …
47quick — 1. adjective /kwɪk/ a) Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. I ran to the station – but I wasnt quick enough. b) Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly …
48Quick — Armand J., U.S. physician, 1894–1978. See Q. method, Q. test. * * * quick kwik adj 1) not dead: LIVING, ALIVE 2) PREGNANT quick n 1) quick …
49quick — 1. Pregnant with a child whose fetal movements are recognizable. 2. A sensitive part, painful to touch. [A.S. cwic, living] * * * quick kwik adj 1) not dead: LIVING, ALIVE …
50quick- — [[t]kwɪ̱k [/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED quick is added to words, especially present participles, to form adjectives which indicate that a person or thing does something quickly. Quick thinking young Alice shut the cupboard, which prevented the fire… …
