quick

/ˈkwik/

Middle English quik, from Old English cwic; akin to Old Norse kvikr living, Latin vivus living, vivere to live, Greek bios, zōē life

adjective

  1. acting or capable of acting with speed: such as

  2. fast in development or occurrence

  3. done or taking place with rapidity

quick prompt ready apt mean able to respond without delay or hesitation or indicative of such ability. quick stresses instancy of response and is likely to connote native rather than acquired power. prompt is more likely to connote training and discipline that fits one for instant response.

adverb

  1. in a quick manner

noun

  1. a painfully sensitive spot or area of flesh (such as that underlying a fingernail or toenail)

  2. the inmost sensibilities

  3. the very center of something : heart