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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
quick \quick\, a. compar. quicker; superl. quickest. as.
cwic, cwicu, cwucu, cucu, living; akin to os. quik, d. kwik,
ohg. quec, chec, g. keck bold, lively, icel. kvikr living,
goth. qius, lith. q=yvas, russ. zhivoi, l. vivus living,
vivere to live, gr. bi`os life, skr. jimacva living,
jimacv to live. cf. biography, vivid, quitch grass,
whitlow.
1. alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or
inanimate.
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not fully quyke, ne fully dead they were. --chaucer.
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the lord jesus christ, who shall judge the quick and
the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. --2 tim.
iv. 1.
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man is no star, but a quick coal
of mortal fire. -- herbert.
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note: in this sense the word is nearly obsolete, except in
some compounds, or in particular phrases.
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2. characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly;
agile; brisk; ready. " a quick wit." --shak.
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3. speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.
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oft he to her his charge of quick return
repeated. --milton.
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4. impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp;
unceremonious; as, a quick temper.
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the bishop was somewhat quick with them, and
signified that he was much offended. -- latimer.
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5. fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
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the air is quick there,
and it pierces and sharpens the stomach. -- shak.
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6. sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick
ear. "to have an open ear, a quick eye." --shak.
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they say that women are so quick. --tennyson.
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7. pregnant; with child. --shak.
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quick grass. bot. see quitch grass.
quick match. see under match.
quick vein mining, a vein of ore which is productive, not
barren.
quick vinegar, vinegar made by allowing a weak solution of
alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or other porous
material.
quick water, quicksilver water.
quick with child, pregnant with a living child.
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syn: speedy; expeditious; swift; rapid; hasty; prompt; ready;
active; brisk; nimble; fleet; alert; agile; lively;
sprightly.
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see also:
quicker quickest biography vivid quitch grass whitlow
dead inanimate quick grass quick match match
quick vein quick vinegar quick water quick with child
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
quickest
adv : most quickly syn: fastest
see also:
fastest
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