1. Accomplished rapidly and without delay
   "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident";
   - speedy
    
2. Hurried and brief
   "a quick inspection";
   - flying, fast
    
3. Performed with little or no delay
   "was quick to respond";
   - immediate, prompt, straightaway
    
4. Moving quickly and lightly
   "quick of foot";
   - agile, nimble, spry
    
5. Apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
   "a quick mind";
   - ready
    
6. Easily aroused or excited
   "a quick temper";
   - warm

1. With little or no delay
   "come here, quick!";
   - promptly, quickly, responsively, pronto

1. Any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
   "He accidentally cut into the quick while trimming his nails"

Derived forms: quicks, quicker, quickest

See also: active, excitable, fast, hurried, intelligent

Type of: area, region

Encyclopedia: Quick, Matthew