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Overview of adj quick The adj quick has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (20) quick, speedy -- (accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial") 2. (6) flying, quick, fast -- (hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit") 3. (2) agile, nimble, quick, spry -- (moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it") 4. (1) quick, ready -- (apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit") 5. (1) immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway -- (performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial") 6. (1) quick, warm -- (easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper") Overview of adv quicker The adv quicker has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) quicker, faster -- (more quickly) Antonyms of adj quick 6 senses of quick Sense 1 quick, speedy INDIRECT (VIA fast) -> slow Sense 2 flying, quick, fast INDIRECT (VIA hurried) -> unhurried Sense 3 agile, nimble, quick, spry INDIRECT (VIA active) -> inactive Sense 4 quick, ready INDIRECT (VIA intelligent) -> unintelligent, stupid Sense 5 immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway INDIRECT (VIA fast) -> slow Sense 6 quick, warm INDIRECT (VIA excitable) -> unexcitable Similarity of adj quick 6 senses of quick Sense 1 quick, speedy => fast (vs. slow) Sense 2 flying, quick, fast => hurried (vs. unhurried) Sense 3 agile, nimble, quick, spry => active (vs. inactive) Sense 4 quick, ready => intelligent (vs. unintelligent) Sense 5 immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway => fast (vs. slow) Sense 6 quick, warm => excitable (vs. unexcitable) Attributes of adj quick Familiarity of adj quick quick used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj quick double-quick quick quick-change quick-eared quick-frozen quick-sighted quick-tempered quick-witted quickset quicksilver Overview of adj quick The adj quick has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (20) quick, speedy -- (accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial") 2. (6) flying, quick, fast -- (hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit") 3. (2) agile, nimble, quick, spry -- (moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it") 4. (1) quick, ready -- (apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit") 5. (1) immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway -- (performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial") 6. (1) quick, warm -- (easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper") Overview of adv quicker The adv quicker has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) quicker, faster -- (more quickly)
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