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hurriedly, quick, Colloq pronto: You'll have to leave quickly
to catch your train.
quick-tempered
adj. excitable, impulsive, temperamental, hot-tempered,
waspish, choleric, splenetic, impatient, short-tempered, touchy,
irascible, irritable, snappish, abrupt, short, short-spoken,
quarrelsome, testy, volatile, hot-blooded, bad-tempered,
ill-tempered, churlish, highly-strung, US high-keyed: Len is
very quick-tempered these days and flies into a rage at the
slightest provocation.
quick-witted
adj. acute, sharp, clever, smart, nimble-witted, alert, keen,
astute, perceptive, perspicacious: Hallam is known for his
quick-witted responses to hecklers in the audience.
quiet adj. 1 silent, soundless, noiseless, hushed, still: We have to
be very quiet so as not to wake the children. 2 still, serene,
silent, peaceful, unperturbed, calm, tranquil, placid, pacific,
smooth, mild, restful, unagitated: The sea was very quiet as we
rowed towards the beach. 3 dormant, quiescent, inactive,
retired, withdrawn, unobtrusive: His last days were spent
living a quiet life in the Outer Hebrides. 4 still, motionless,
unmoving, fixed, stationary, at rest, inactive, composed,
temperate, unexcited, calm: There was a knock at the door and
everyone suddenly became quiet.
--n. 5 silence, stillness, soundlessness, noiselessness, hush,
quietness, quietude, ease, rest, calmness, serenity,
tranquillity, peace, peace of mind, repose: In the quiet of the
cave I could hear my heart beating.
--v. 6 See quieten, below.
quieten v. Often, quieten down. quiet (down), still, silence, hush,
calm, tranquillize, lull: He gradually quietened down the
audience, and the curtain rose.
quietly adv. 1 silently, soundlessly, noiselessly, inaudibly, in
silence, softly: She tiptoed quietly out of the room. 2 in
hushed tones, in whispers: In a corner of the room a young
couple were quietly conversing. 3 peacefully, calmly, serenely,