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Definition of quick : 1. Alive; living; animate; - opposed to dead or inanimate.
2. Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready.
3. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
4. Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper.
5. In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick.
6. Pregnant; with child.
7. Quitch grass.
8. Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear.
9. Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.
10. That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a living hedge.
11. The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible of serious injury or keen feeling; the sensitive living flesh; the part of a finger or toe to which the nail is attached; the tender emotions; as, to cut a finger nail to the quick; to thrust a sword to the quick, to taunt one to the quick; -- used figuratively.
12. To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive.

Synonyms:

loyal, brief, busy, diligent, heart, vigorous, keen, promptly, responsive, contiguous, pronto, truehearted, posthaste, hub, firm, dissipated, strong, readily, lively, bottom, riotous, tender, active, lovesome, ability, facile, right away, focus, hell-for-leather, officious, supple, mobile, fast-flying, cursorily, affectionate, start, agile, spry, libertine, ardent, dissolute, sprightly, apace, short, energetic, straightaway, debauched, degraded, profligate, warm, quickly, industrious, speedily, excitable, core, alert, apt, root, bright, center, fond, wide awake, restless, rapidly, immobile, sharp-witted, ready, chop-chop, degenerate

fast (part of speech: adjective)

hurrying, light-footed, expeditious, allegro, nimble, snappy, presto

hasty (part of speech: adjective)

darting, urgent, abrupt, brisk, rushing, galloping, impatient, fast, rapid, fleet, rash, bustling, hasty, dashing, breakneck, impetuous, hurried, pelting, quick-tempered, running, mercurial, feverish, speedy, breathless, flying, swift

cunning (part of speech: adjective)

skillful, slick, calculating, devious, scheming, designing, serpentine, masterly, feline, smooth, masterful, snaky, wary, slippery

punctual (part of speech: adjective)

prompt, punctual

witty (part of speech: adjective)

foxy, brilliant, droll, funny, dry, subtle, smart, astute, waggish, sparkling, facetious, wily, tricky, shrewd, joking, canny, sarcastic, urbane, witty, adroit, comical, pithy, ingenious, sharp, scintillating, intelligent, jocular, clever, quick-witted, cunning, crafty, pointed, sophisticated, sly, resourceful, artful, inventive, scurrilous, deft

sudden (part of speech: adjective)

instantaneous, sudden, unexpected, precipitous, immediate

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