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quicker

quick
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kwik]
    • /kwɪk/
    • /kwɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kwik]
    • /kwɪk/

Definitions of quicker word

  • adjective quicker done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response. 1
  • adjective quicker that is over or completed within a short interval of time: a quick shower. 1
  • adjective quicker moving, or able to move, with speed: a quick fox; a quick train. 1
  • adjective quicker swift or rapid, as motion: a quick flick of the wrist. 1
  • adjective quicker easily provoked or excited; hasty: a quick temper. 1
  • adjective quicker keenly responsive; lively; acute: a quick wit. 1

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Origin of quicker

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English quik lively, moving, swift; Old English cwic, cwicu living; cognate with Old Saxon quik, German queck, keck, Old Norse kvikr; akin to Latin vīvus living (see vital), Sanskrit jivas living, Greek bíos life (see bio-), zoḗ animal life (see zoo-)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Quicker

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

quicker popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for quicker

adjective quicker

  • accelerated — Simple past tense and past participle of accelerate.

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