kvicktänkt

Swedish

Etymology

kvick (quick) +‎ tänkt (thought (or "think'd"))

Adjective

kvicktänkt (not comparable)

  1. quickwitted
    Synonym: snabbtänkt

Usage notes

For someone who quickly comes up with the right thing to do in an emergency situation or the like, snabbtänkt sounds a bit better, though it's subtle.

Declension

Inflection of kvicktänkt
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular kvicktänkt
neuter singular kvicktänkt
plural kvicktänkta
masculine plural2 kvicktänkte
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 kvicktänkte
all kvicktänkta

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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