quick+understanding

  • 1understanding — understandingly, adv. /un deuhr stan ding/, n. 1. mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours. 2. intellectual faculties; intelligence; mind: a quick… …

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  • 2quick-conceiving — quickˈ conceiving adjective (Shakespeare) Quick at understanding • • • Main Entry: ↑quick …

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  • 3quick — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English quik, from Old English cwic; akin to Old Norse kvikr living, Latin vivus living, vivere to live, Greek bios, zōē life Date: before 12th century 1. not dead ; living, alive 2. acting or capable of acting with …

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  • 4quick — [[t]kwɪk[/t]] adj. and adv. er, est, n. adj. 1) done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity: a quick response[/ex] 2) completed in a short time: a quick shower[/ex] 3) moving with speed: a quick fox[/ex] 4) cvb easily provoked or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 5QUICK, Sir John (1852-1932) — politician and author was born in Cornwall, England, on 14 April 1852, the son of John and Mary Quick. The father was a farmer who emigrated to Victoria in 1854 and immediately went to the Bendigo goldfields. He died a few months later. His son… …

    Dictionary of Australian Biography

  • 6quick-witted — adjective Date: 1530 quick in perception and understanding ; mentally alert Synonyms: see intelligent • quick wittedly adverb • quick wittedness noun …

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  • 7quick-witted — intelligent, perceptive, clever; having a quick wit or clever understanding …

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  • 8quick of understanding — perceives quickly, comprehends rapidly …

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  • 9Towards Understanding the Qur'an — To meet Wikipedia s and conform with our policy, this article or section may require . The current version of this section reads like an . Please discuss this issue on the . is available. Towards Understanding the Qur an [… …

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  • 10Jack B. Quick — Superherobox caption= character name=Jack B. Quick real name=Jack B. Quick publisher=America s Best Comics debut= Tomorrow Stories #1 creators=Alan Moore Kevin Nowlan status=active alliances= previous alliances=America s Best aliases=… …

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