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quick

[ kwik ]
/ kwɪk /
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adjective, quick·er, quick·est.

noun

adverb, quick·er, quick·est.

quickly.

Words related to quick

agility, speed, acumen, dexterity, rapidity, velocity, fleetness, celerity, haste, expedition, facility, dispatch, pace, alacrity, briskness

Words nearby quick

quiberon, quiche, quiche lorraine, quichua, quiché, quick, quick and the dead, quick as a wink, quick assets, quick bread, quick draw

Idioms for quick

    cut to the quick, to injure deeply; hurt the feelings of: Their callous treatment cut her to the quick.

Origin of quick

before 900; Middle English quik lively, moving, swift; Old English cwic, cwicu living; cognate with Old Saxon quik, German queck, keck, Old Norse kvikr; akin to Latin vīvus living (see vital), Sanskrit jivas living, Greek bíos life (see bio-), zoḗ animal life (see zoo-)

SYNONYMS FOR quick

1 fleet, expeditious. Quick, fast, swift, rapid describe speedy tempo. 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 like, they suggest a definite goal and a continuous trip. Swift, the more formal word, suggests the greater speed: a fast train; a swift message. Rapid, less speedy than the others, applies to a rate of movement or action, and usually to a series of actions or movements, related or unrelated: rapid calculation; a rapid walker.
5 abrupt, curt, short, precipitate.
7 nimble, agile, brisk.
10 See sharp.
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OTHER WORDS FROM quick

quick·ness, nounun·quick, adjectiveun·quick·ly, adverbun·quick·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quick

fast quick rapid swift (see synonym study at the current entry)quick quickly (see usage note at the current entry)

usage note for quick

The difference between the adverbial forms quick and quickly is frequently stylistic. Quick is more often used in short spoken sentences, especially imperative ones: Come quick! The chimney is on fire. Quickly is the usual form in writing, both in the preverb position ( We quickly realized that attempts to negotiate would be futile ) and following verbs other than imperatives ( She turned quickly and left ). See also slow, sure.
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Derived forms of quick

quickly, adverbquickness, noun

Word Origin for quick

Old English cwicu living; related to Old Saxon quik, Old High German queck, Old Norse kvikr alive, Latin vīvus alive, Greek bios life
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Medical definitions for quickness

quick
[ kwĭk ]

n.

Sensitive or raw exposed flesh, as under the fingernails.

adj.

Pregnant.
Alive.
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Idioms and Phrases with quickness

quick
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