Quibble, v. n.
- 1. Cavil, shuffle, prevaricate, equivocate, practise evasion, evade the truth, trifle, shift.
- 2. Pun, play upon words.
Quick, a.
- 1. Active, nimble, agile, animated, sprightly, lively, smart, alert, brisk, prompt, ready.
- 2. Rapid, swift, speedy, fleet, fast, hasty, expeditious, hurried, flying.
- 3. Dexterous, adroit, skilful, expert, apt.
- 4. Acute, clever, sharp, shrewd, keen, intelligent, sagacious, discerning, sensitive.
- 5. Excitable, restless, passionate.
- 6. Hasty, precipitate, sharp, unceremonious, choleric, passionate, testy, irritable, touchy, waspish, petulant,
irascible, peppery, snappish.
- 7. Alive, living, live, animate.
- 8. Pregnant, with child.
- 9. Fresh, sharp, bracing.
Quick, ad. See Quickly.
Quick, n. Quickset, hawthorn.
Quicken, v. a.
- 1. Vivify, revive, resuscitate, make alive, animate, give life to.
- 2. Revive, cheer, reinvigorate, refresh.
- 3. Hasten, accelerate, speed, hurry, expedite, despatch.
- 4. Stimulate, sharpen, excite, incite, refresh, actuate.