Quick, hasty; active, ready; eager, elated. Cf. rathe, adj.1 In later use chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). Now rare.

Eager, ardent; quick, prompt. Obsolete.

Similarly of animals (or things). ? Obsolete.

Of a person or his or her actions: quick, prompt; eager, vehement.

Of a person: quick, prompt, ready; intelligent, clever. In later use archaic and English regional.

Of a person or animal: full of vigour or energy; prompt to do something; acting or able to act without delay. Chiefly predicative, in later use esp…

Of a person, a person's state of mind, or an action: strenuous, ardent, impetuous; fierce, angry. Obsolete except as merged in sense 1b.

Willing or eager to act when required; prompt to oblige. Also: quick at one's work; skilled.

Quick, prompt, ready, active. Obsolete. rare.

Of a person or (occasionally) a thing: quick in action or response; lively, active; prompt. Frequently in predicative use. Cf. to look smart at…

Full of eagerness or spirit; eager, ardent (esp. in deeds of arms). Obsolete.

Disposed, inclined; ready. Formerly also: †prompt, quick (obsolete). Now only with for.

Ready in action; quick to act when occasion arises; acting with alacrity, or without undue delay; ready and willing; quick to do something. Also…

Acting with speed; active, prompt, quick.

Quick or ready to do something; (with in, at) keen or ready for something. Obsolete.

Having the mind, thought, etc., focused on or closely engaged with what one is doing; attentive, alert, aware (opposed to absent, adj. 4); prompt to…

colloquial (originally U.S.). Displaying or characterized by eagerness to proceed with something; headlong; (sometimes) hasty, precipitate. Also…