QUICKEST | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Quick

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

Old English cwic, cwicu ‘alive, animated, alert’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwiek ‘sprightly’ and German keck ‘saucy’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vivus ‘alive’ and Greek bios, zōē ‘life’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kwɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:

moving fast or doing something in a short time

Short Definition:

moving fast or doing something in short time

Examples:
  • in the qualifying session he was two seconds quicker than his teammate
  • he was always quick to point out her faults
Definition:

prompt to understand, think, or learn; intelligent

Short Definition:

prompt to understand or learn

Examples:
  • it was quick of him to spot the mistake

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