quick
adverb
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with little or no delayquickly
adjective
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moving quickly and lightlyagilenimblespry
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easily aroused or excited“a quick temper”warm
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performed with little or no delaystraightaway
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accomplished rapidly and without delay“was quick to make friends”speedy
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hurried and brieffast
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apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity“a quick mind”ready
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alive or living“Man is no star, but a quick coal of mortal fire.”
noun
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any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)