quick
Cross references:
1. fast
1. quick \'kwik\ aj [ME quik, fr. OE cwic; akin to ON kvikr living, L
vivus] living, vivere to live, Gk bios, zo-e- life archaic 1: not dead :
LIVING, ALIVE 2: RAPID, SPEEDY : as 2a1: fast in understanding, thinking,
or learning : mentally agile {a ~ mind} {~ thinking} 2a2: reacting to
stimuli with speed and keen sensitivity 2a3: aroused immediately and
intensely {~ temper} 2b1: fast in development or occurrence {a ~
succession of events> 2b2: done or taking place with rapidity {gave them a
~ look} 2c: marked by speed, readiness, or promptness of physical movement
{walk ed with ~ steps} 3: easily aroused to impatience or anger archaic
4a: not stagnant : RUNNING, FLOWING 4b: SHIFTING, MOVING {~ mud} archaic
5: FIERY, GLOWING obs 6a: PUNGENT 6b: CAUSTIC archaic 7: PREGNANT 8:
turning or bending at a sharp angle {a ~ turn in the road} nd without delay
or hesitation. QUICK implies native ability rather than acquired power;
PROMPT usu. implies training and discipline that fits one for instant
response; READY suggests facility or fluency in response; APT implies
quickness in responding because of unusual intelligence or particular
talent - quick.ly av SYN syn QUICK, PROMPT, READY, APT mean able to respo
2. quick av : QUICKLY
3. quick n [prob. of Scand origin; akin to ON kvika sensitive flesh, fr.
kvikr] obs 1: a living thing living 2a: a painfully sensitive spot or
area of flesh (as that underlying a finge rnail or toenail) 2b: the inmost
sensibilities {hurt to the ~ by the remark} 2c: the very center of
something : HEART {the ~ of the matt er} archaic 3: LIFE 4: QUICKIE
4. quick vb archaic : QUICKEN