quick

Adjective

• easily aroused or excited
  • a quick temper
    
  • a warm temper
    

• performed with little or no delay
  • an immediate reply to my letter
    
  • a prompt reply
    
  • was quick to respond
    
  • a straightaway denial
    

• apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
  • a quick mind
    
  • a ready wit
    

• 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
    

• hurried and brief
  • paid a flying visit
    
  • took a flying glance at the book
    
  • a quick inspection
    
  • a fast visit
    

• 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
    

Noun

• any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)

Adverb

• with little or no delay
  • the rescue squad arrived promptly
    
  • come here, quick!
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  warm , immediate , prompt , straightaway , ready , agile , nimble , spry , flying , fast , speedy , promptly , quickly