quick, quickly

quick, quickly
Quick is a noun, an adjective, and an adverb. Quickly is an adverb only. Although such expressions as "Come quick" and "Move quick" are often heard, experts agree that quickly is preferable: "By acting quickly (not quick), they expect to make a big profit." It is better to use quick only as a noun ("cut to the quick" and "the quick and the dead" are trite expressions illustrating this use) and as an adjective (a quick mind.)

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  • quick — See quick, quickly …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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  • quick — [kwik] adj. [ME quik, lively, alive < OE cwicu, living: see BIO ] 1. Archaic living; alive 2. a) rapid; swift [a quick walk] b) done with promptness; prompt [a quick reply] c) …   English World dictionary

  • quickly — quick ► ADJECTIVE 1) moving fast. 2) lasting or taking a short time: a quick worker. 3) with little or no delay; prompt. 4) intelligent. 5) (of a person s eye or ear) keenly perceptive. 6) (of temper) easily roused. ► NOUN …   English terms dictionary

  • Quick-change — is a performance style in which a performer or magician changes quickly within seconds from one costume into another costume in front of the audience.Modern Quick Change ArtistsThere are few internationally acclaimed quick change artists, all of… …   Wikipedia

  • quick — 1 fleet, swift, rapid, *fast, speedy, expeditious, hasty Analogous words: brisk, nimble, *agile: abrupt, impetuous, *precipitate, headlong 2 Quick, prompt, ready, apt are comparable when they apply to persons, their mental operations, their acts …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • quick — ► ADJECTIVE 1) moving fast. 2) lasting or taking a short time: a quick worker. 3) with little or no delay; prompt. 4) intelligent. 5) (of a person s eye or ear) keenly perceptive. 6) (of temper) easily roused. ► NOUN …   English terms dictionary

  • quick|ly — «KWIHK lee», adverb. rapidly; with haste; very soon: »Slum boys are tempted by dreams of “easy money” and quickly won esteem (Scientific American). Leave the sickroom quickly and come into it quickly, not suddenly, nor with a rush (Florence… …   Useful english dictionary

  • QUICK SCHUH — Handelsgesellschaft mbH Co. KG Unternehmensform Handelsgesellschaft mbH Co. KG Gründung 1969 Unternehmenssitz Mainhausen Unternehmensleitung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Quick — Quick, adv. In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick. [1913 Webster] If we consider how very quick the actions of the mind are performed. Locke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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