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quick

103 3.0
Easily become angry or upset
  • adjective
  • /kwɪk/
: irritable
  • So, unlike her mother, Aunt Bea was easygoing, quick to smile, filled with gentle patience and wisdom.
  • quick-tempered
  • quick to take offense
  • quick to point

You'll notice Eric, Eric is not quick to make any claims.

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Examples

  • Some new teachers are all too quick to adopt this authority role.

    Academic text (1993)
  • He is quick to anger when he feels disrespected.

  • The first sign is he is quick to blame others.

  • That means that we should not be too quick to give or take offense.

  • My own patients, however, are never so quick to assess or value my opinion.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • His response was quick, decisive and heavy-handed.

  • Politicians, journalists, and lay citizens were quick to condemn the actions of the two men.

    Academic text (2017)
  • As a result, the public reaction to the Court's ruling was both quick and impassioned.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Aggressive, impulsive, and quick to blame, he created a climate of fear among his subordinates.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Some people are quick to react emotionally in stressful situations.

Synonyms

warm
vsquick
14 2.8

Showing strong feelings that appear quickly

is about sudden strong emotional reactions often anger not friendly excitement
quick-tempered
vsquick
2 6.0

To become angry quickly and easily

is aroused by many strong emotions rapidly rather than only anger

Antonyms

680 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

29 4.7

Not reacting to touch, sound, or commands

Idioms

double quick
  • Informal
4 4.1

Very fast, without delay

Able to respond quickly under pressure

to cut to the quick
  • Literature
3 7.9

To hurt someone's feelings very deeply

Fast to act or respond at the start of a situation

Able to understand new ideas very quickly

quick as a flash
  • Informal
1 2.0

Happen very fast

1 8.8

Very fast without waiting

in quick sticks
  • Archaic
9.9

Very quickly and in a hurry

Able to think and answer quickly in surprising or difficult situations

Compounds

35 4.2

A fast temporary solution that only works for a short time

To think and react quickly when things go wrong

12 1.4

A short journey to a place and back

quick buck
  • Informal
10 5.3

Money made quickly, often with little work or by dishonest ways

10 3.3

A person who learns new things quickly and easily

A dishonest plan that promises to make you rich quickly with little work

5 1.2

A short, easy book or article you can read quickly

4 3.9

To become angry easily or suddenly

Happens almost instantly

3 5.9

Able to change clothes or roles very quickly

3 3.0

Stops being wet very fast after you put it on

2 7.9

Very quick, as when soldiers march at twice the normal speed

quick time
  • Specialized
2 5.9

A normal marching speed of 120 steps per minute used in military drill

quick jab
  • Specialized
2 3.6

A fast, sharp punch in boxing that hits an opponent quickly

2 5.1

A marching pace faster than walking and slower than running at about 120 steps per minute

A short informal talk to share or clear up something

1 1.4

A short up and down head movement that shows agreement

1 3.1

A bread made with baking powder or baking soda so it can be baked right away

quick breather
  • Informal
1 3.0

A short break to breathe and rest

quick dash
  • Informal
1 3.7

A short fast trip to a nearby place for a small task

1 5.2

A fast forward jab with a hand or a weapon

quick comeback
  • Informal
1 3.6

A fast, clever reply to a remark or insult

quick-freeze
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A machine or process that makes food very cold quickly to keep its taste and vitamins

quick-frozen
  • Specialized
1 3.8

Made very cold quickly to keep the taste and nutrients

quick sesh
  • Slang
1 9.3

A short informal meeting to talk or relax

quick layup
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A fast basketball shot near the basket taken quickly after a player gets the ball

1 3.4

A movement faster than walking but slower than running

A question that follows another to get fast answers

1 5.4

A short breath you take to smell something

quick assets
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Money and things that can become cash quickly, like short-term investments or amounts customers owe

A very quick answer to a question given without thinking, often one after another

To think and answer fast and cleverly

1 6.6

A quick temporary solution made without care for small details

quick lip
  • Informal
1 9.3

A short rude reply said quickly to show anger or disrespect

A quick, clever reply that surprises others

Quick to notice small changes or details that others miss

A short answer that avoids the question

quick grass
  • Specialized
7.5

A fast-spreading grass with creeping roots that grows as a weed

7.4

A short kiss or quick light slap given suddenly

quick smoko
  • Australian
9.9

A short break at work to smoke a cigarette

quick snog
  • Slang
9.1

A short strong kiss given suddenly, often in private

quick squizz
  • Slang
9.6

A short hurried look at something

Able to hear very quiet sounds

quick whap
  • Informal
8.8

A quick, sharp hit that makes a short sound

How Easily Angered

explosive
241 4.6
hotheaded
  • Informal
7 6.2
quick
103 3.0
irritable
30 3.7

Surface Forms

quick positive
quicker comparative
quickest superlative

Etymology

Quick comes from an Old English word cwic meaning 'alive'. A helpful way to remember being 'quick to anger' is that the person is emotionally 'alive' or easily moved, so they react strongly and fast.