quick

adjectiveadverbnoun /kwɪk/ 1 syllables 5 letters Scrabble 20 WWF 22

Definitions

adjective

apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity

“a quick mind”

adjective

accomplished rapidly and without delay

“was quick to make friends”

adjective

easily aroused or excited

“a quick temper”

adjective

performed with little or no delay

“was quick to respond”

adjective

moving quickly and lightly

“quick of foot”

adverb

with little or no delay

“come here, quick!”

adjective

hurried and brief

“a quick inspection”

noun

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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