Quick |
Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or inanimate. |
superl. |
Quick |
Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready. |
superl. |
Quick |
Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick. |
superl. |
Quick |
Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper. |
superl. |
Quick |
Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen. |
superl. |
Quick |
Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear. |
superl. |
Quick |
Pregnant; with child. |
superl. |
Quick |
In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick. |
adv. |
Quick |
That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a living hedge. |
n. |
Quick |
The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible of serious injury or keen feeling; the sensitive living flesh; the part of a finger or toe to which the nail is attached; the tender emotions; as, to cut a finger nail to the quick; to thrust a sword to the quick, to taunt one to the quick; -- used figuratively. |
n. |
Quick |
Quitch grass. |
n. |
Quick |
To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive. |
v. t. & i. |
Quick-sighted |
Having quick sight or acute discernment; quick to see or to discern. |
a. |
Quick-witted |
Having ready wit |
a. |
Quick-wittedness |
Readiness of wit. |
n. |
Scented |
of Scent |
imp. & p. p. |
Sweet-scented |
Having a sweet scent or smell; fragrant. |
a. |
Double-quick |
Of, or performed in, the fastest time or step in marching, next to the run; as, a double-quick step or march. |
a. |
Double-quick |
Double-quick time, step, or march. |
n. |
Double-quick |
To move, or cause to move, in double-quick time. |
v. i. & t. |