quick
139
3.0
- 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.
- You'll notice Eric, Eric is not quick to make any claims.
- So as a woman, don't be so quick to take offense, right?
- I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm too quick to be upset about things.
- When he stops texting, don't be so quick to automatically cut him off.
- It does annoy me when people are so quick to judge.
- Nowadays you can't whoop them because they are quick to call CPS on you.
- Firstly, I'm always suspicious of men who are too quick to go without a condom.
- All right, because you are too damn quick to handle it yourself.
- So, you know, I'm quick to sometimes speak poorly of PITA.
- So they are a little bit insecure, a little bit like quick to get into it.
Examples
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Some new teachers are all too quick to adopt this authority role.
Academic text (1993) -
He is quick to anger when he feels disrespected.
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The first sign is he is quick to blame others.
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That means that we should not be too quick to give or take offense.
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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.
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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
27
2.8
Showing strong feelings that appear quickly
1
6.0
To become angry quickly and easily
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
1
4.6
A dishonest plan that promises to make you rich quickly with little work
- UK
1
5.1
A marching pace faster than walking and slower than running at about 120 steps per minute
- Specialized
Money and things that can become cash quickly, like short-term investments or amounts customers owe
- Specialized
A fast basketball shot near the basket taken quickly after a player gets the ball
A very quick answer to a question given without thinking, often one after another
- Specialized
A machine or process that makes food very cold quickly to keep its taste and vitamins
How Easily Angered
233
4.6
- Informal
7
6.2
1
6.0
139
3.0
32
3.7
3
3.7
Surface Forms
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.