adjective
- Archaic living; alive
- rapid; swift: a quick walk
- done with promptness; prompt: a quick reply
- acting swiftly: a quick worker
- lasting only a moment: a quick look
- prompt to understand or learn: a quick mind
- sensitive; acutely perceptive: a quick sense of smell
- easily stirred; fiery: a quick temper
- sharply curved: a quick turn
- Archaic pregnant
Origin:
ME quik, lively, alive < OE cwicu, living: see bio-
transitive verb
Archaic to animate; invigorate