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.

References

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