evasive. Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself. Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action.

adjective. tending or seeking to evade; characterized by evasion: an evasive answer.

In a greedy manner; with keen or ardent desire; avidly; eagerly.

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An adjective is a word that tells us more about a noun. It “describes” or “modifies” a noun (The big dog was hungry). In these examples, the adjective is in bold and the noun that it modifies is in italics. An adjective often comes BEFORE a noun: a green car.

Quick is an adjective and the adverb form is quickly. Fast and quickly are adverbs.

rapid, energetic, cursory, hasty, agile, brisk, brief, immediate, instantaneous, nimble, sudden, abrupt, hurried, active, expeditious, keen, swift, vigorous, effective, deft.

So if we want to emphasize how fast the boy ran, we can put “quickly” at the end of the sentence, or at the beginning: Quickly, the boy ran to the bus stop. In some cases, however, a modifier can change the meaning of a sentence if it’s not in exactly the right place. The word “only” is a good example.

What is another word for quick?

• apace,
• briskly,
• chop-chop,
• double-quick,
• fast,
• fleetly,
• full tilt,
• hastily,

Some common synonyms of prompt are apt, quick, and ready. While all these words mean “able to respond without delay or hesitation or indicative of such ability,” prompt is more likely to connote training and discipline that fits one for instant response.

What is another word for very quickly?