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Quick

adjective
(compar. quicker; superl. quickest)
1.
Accomplished rapidly and without delay.  Synonym: speedy.  "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"
2.
Hurried and brief.  Synonyms: fast, flying.  "Took a flying glance at the book" , "A quick inspection" , "A fast visit"
3.
Moving quickly and lightly.  Synonyms: agile, nimble, spry.  "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"
4.
Apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity.  Synonym: ready.  "A ready wit"
5.
Performed with little or no delay.  Synonyms: immediate, prompt, straightaway.  "A prompt reply" , "Was quick to respond" , "A straightaway denial"
6.
Easily aroused or excited.  Synonym: warm.  "A warm temper"
adverb
1.
With little or no delay.  Synonyms: promptly, quickly.  "Come here, quick!"
noun
1.
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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"Quick" Quotes from Famous Books



... little Jacqueline, "your hour!" And who shall say what memories glinted through her quick brain—what conjurings of the first waltz with M. Cartel at the Moulin de la Galette, and the last waltz at the Bal Tabarin, when she stepped through the tawdry doorway into her paradise? "Your hour! And where will ...
— Max • Katherine Cecil Thurston
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... "It ain't any josh," he said, with convincing earnestness. "You got married, all right enough. And if it's as you say, Ford, I sure am sorry for it. I don't know the girl's name. I'd know her quick enough if I should see her, but I can't ...
— The Uphill Climb • B. M. Bower
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... "There's a little child fell in the river round the bend, and his mother got hold of him, but she can't pull him out, and can't hold on much longer. Will you come help me, quick? I've only got one arm or I would n't have had to ...
— A Master's Degree • Margaret Hill McCarter
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... and her manner is against her, but, Ethel, I have never found a fault in her; that is, one I could criticise. She is very quick to learn and seems ambitious. She came to me and asked if she might join. They are poor but her people are respectable. Now Honora Casey's parents are the wealthiest people here. They came into their wealth suddenly. The ...
— How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl • Irene Elliott Benson
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... my coat on the big center table. "Murray, send Roberts to me as soon as he comes in. You take number two trunk line, and find two of the staff—quick; any two. Shoot them to the Gold Nugget Hotel." I explained the situation in a word. Then, as he was closing the door, "Keep off Number One trunk, Murray; I'll be using that line," and I turned ...
— The Million-Dollar Suitcase • Alice MacGowan
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