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What is the adjective for quickness?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs fast, quicken and quick which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

fast
  1. (dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable. [from 9th c.]
  2. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
  3. (of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now only in set phrases like "fast friend".) [from 10th c.]
  4. Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid. [from 14th c.]
  5. Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
  6. (computing) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
  7. Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people). [16th-19th c.]
  8. (of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent. [from 17th c.]
  9. (obsolete) Tenacious; retentive.
  10. (colloquial) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits. [from 18th c.]
  11. Ahead of the correct time or schedule. [from 19th c.]
  12. (of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average. [from 20th c.]
  13. Synonyms:
  14. Examples:
    1. “We need a mode of transportation that can move at a fast pace.”
      “Let's just have a fast break and we can then resume this meeting.”
      “Ari made a fast decision to turn his car around and look for Lloyd at the club.”
quick
  1. Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
  2. Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.
  3. Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.
  4. Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.
  5. Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.
  6. (archaic) Alive, living.
  7. (archaic) Pregnant, especially at the stage where the foetus's movements can be felt; figuratively, alive with some emotion or feeling.
  8. Of water: flowing.
  9. Burning, flammable, fiery.
  10. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
  11. (vein) productive; not "dead" or barren
  12. Synonyms:
  13. Examples:
    1. “Michael was a quick swimmer whose talents in the pool were identified from a young age.”
      “From the airport, it will just be a quick cab ride to the city.”
      “He was recognized as a driven worker and his rise to the top was quick.”
quicksome
  1. Marked by quickness; swift; nimble
faster
quicke
  1. Obsolete spelling of quick
quickish
  1. Somewhat quick.
quicksmart
quicker
  1. comparative form of quick: more quick
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Confronted by quicker, strong defensive players, quarterbacks with legs have a better opportunity to find ways to make plays.”
      “Amazingly both cars are as fast as each other, with the diesel car accelerating just a bit quicker than the petrol.”
      “School children absorbed information much quicker than adults and the success of the project was very much dependent on this.”
quickest
  1. superlative form of quick: most quick
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Town halls should discuss the quickest way to redeploy the national guard units in their neighborhoods.”
      “I sit next to the quickest, the brightest, most well-read, most entertaining, most brilliant man.”
      “Craig published several more papers on the logarithmic curve, the curve of quickest descent and quadrature of figures.”
fastest
fasted
fasting
quickened
quickening
quicked
  1. simple past tense and past participle of quick
quicking
  1. present participle of quick
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