showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly |
capable of independent and apparently intelligent action | at a rapid tempo |
quick and brisk | (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time |
improperly forward or bold | (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time |
characterized by quickness and ease in learning | unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause |
painfully severe | securely fixed in place |
elegant and stylish | hurried and brief |
| unrestrained by convention or morality |
| resistant to destruction or fading |
| (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds |