Quibble, v. n.
1. Cavil, shuffle, prevaricate, equivocate, practise evasion, evade the truth, trifle, shift. 2. Pun, play upon words. Quick, a.
1. Active, nimble, agile, animated, sprightly, lively, smart, alert, brisk, prompt, ready. 2. Rapid, swift, speedy, fleet, fast, hasty, expeditious, hurried, flying. 3. Dexterous, adroit, skilful, expert, apt. 4. Acute, clever, sharp, shrewd, keen, intelligent, sagacious, discerning, sensitive. 5. Excitable, restless, passionate. 6. Hasty, precipitate, sharp, unceremonious, choleric, passionate, testy, irritable, touchy, waspish, petulant,
irascible, peppery, snappish. 7. Alive, living, live, animate. 8. Pregnant, with child. 9. Fresh, sharp, bracing. Quick, ad. See Quickly.
Quick, n. Quickset, hawthorn.
Quicken, v. a.
1. Vivify, revive, resuscitate, make alive, animate, give life to. 2. Revive, cheer, reinvigorate, refresh. 3. Hasten, accelerate, speed, hurry, expedite, despatch. 4. Stimulate, sharpen, excite, incite, refresh, actuate.
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