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Quick and Reckless

noun

  • Any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail. )

adjective

  • Accomplished rapidly and without delay.
    • usage: "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial"
  • Hurried and brief.
    • usage: "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
  • Moving quickly and lightly.
    • usage: "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"
  • Apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity.
    • usage: "a quick mind"; "a ready wit"
  • Performed with little or no delay.
    • usage: "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"
  • Easily aroused or excited.
    • usage: "a quick temper"; "a warm temper"

adverb

  • With little or no delay.
    • usage: "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick"

adjective

  • Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences.
    • usage: "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"
  • Characterized by careless unconcern.
    • usage: "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds"