• QUICK

1.

• adj.,
• Swift, nimble, celer (swift, fleet; of persons and things; opposed to tardus): praeceps (hasty; of persons and things): citus (swift, often with the notion of great rapidity, usually of things, rarely of persons or animals): properus, properans (hastening in pursuit of an object): festinans (poetically, festinus, anxiously in haste): citatus, incitatus, concitatus (set in rapid motion; of things with or without life): velox (that flies along or away, fleet, fleeting; of things with or without life): pernix (swift of foot): alacer (energetic, lively, brisk; opposed to languidus): agilis (nimble; both of living creatures): promtus (ready, prompt, never at a loss or unprepared): praesens (speedy in operation or effect: ☞ praesentaneus is late): subitus: repentinus (sudden). A quick pace, incessus citus (opposed to incessus tardus): with quick step, citato gradu; cito: a quick pronunciation, citata pronunciatio: a quick reply, promptum responsum: quick-footed, pedibus celer; pernix (celeripes is poetical): a quick sailer, celox: this vessel was a very quick sailer, haec navis erat incredibili celeritate velis.
• Alive, vivus.
• Ready, active, versatile, etc., agilis (nimble, alert; of body or mind): facilis (that moves with ease): versatilis (accommodating; versatile, of the mind): callidus (clever, expert, from practice: ☞ [not versutus, which = sly, cunning]): sellers (skilful): quick in anything, exercitatus in re (practised): peritus alicujus rei (experienced).

2. s. viva caro: to cut to the quick, ad vivum resecare (Col.; e.g., extrema ipsius unguis pars ad vivum resecetur): to cut or touch one to the quick, to sting anybody to the quick, quam acerbissimum dolorem inurere alicui; (by one’s words) aliquem gravissimis verborum acerbitatibus afficere; alicujus animum graviter offendere: anything touches me to the quick, valde doleo aliquid; gravissime fero aliquid; mordeor, quod, etc.: that has touched me to the quick, meum ille pectus pungit aculeus (Plaut.).