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- [kwik]
- /kwɪk/
- /kwɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kwik]
- /kwɪk/
Definitions of quickest word
- adjective quickest done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response. 1
- adjective quickest that is over or completed within a short interval of time: a quick shower. 1
- adjective quickest moving, or able to move, with speed: a quick fox; a quick train. 1
- adjective quickest swift or rapid, as motion: a quick flick of the wrist. 1
- adjective quickest easily provoked or excited; hasty: a quick temper. 1
- adjective quickest keenly responsive; lively; acute: a quick wit. 1
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Origin of quickest
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-)
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Parts of speech for Quickest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
quickest 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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