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ˈquickish, a.
[f. quick a. + -ish1.]
Somewhat quick; in Cricket, of a bowler, fast-medium.
1900O. Agnus Jan Oxber iii. 194 Be quickish downstairs, mind 'ee. 1955Times 9 July 4/7 Neame and Parker, for Harrow, made steady progress against Sinclair and Douglas Pennant, a quickish left-hander. 1963Times 4 June 3/6 He is tall, well built, and quickish, and Hampshire think that they may have a real find in him. 1977Sunday Times 3 July 28/6 Nottinghamshire's quick and quickish bowlers had two wickets..in the first four overs. 1978Gramophone Apr. 1713/1 The quickish pulse, less accommodatingly shaped than Karajan's.., does occasionally suggest a nature ramble being hastened along by a warden who senses rain in the offing. |