Note: In this sense the word is nearly obsolete, except in some compounds, or in particular phrases.
2. Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready. " A quick wit." Shak.
3. Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick Oft he her his charge of quick return Repeated. Milton.
4. Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper. The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and signified that he was much offended. Latimer.
5. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen. The air is quick there, And it pierces and sharpens the stomach. Shak.
6. Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear. "To have an open ear, a quick eye." Shak. They say that women are so quick. Tennyson.
7. Pregnant; with child. Shak. Quick grass. (Bot.) See Quitch grass.
— Quick match. See under Match.
— Quick vein (Mining), a vein of ore which is productive, not
barren.
— Quick vinegar, vinegar made by allowing a weak solution of
alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or other porous material.
— Quick water, quicksilver water.
— Quick with child, pregnant with a living child.
Syn. — Speedy; expeditious; swift; rapid; hasty; prompt; ready; active; brisk; nimble; fleet; alert; agile; lively; sprightly.
QUICK
Quick, adv.
Defn: In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste;
speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick.
If we consider how very quick the actions of the mind are performed.
Locke.