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quickest on the draw

quickest on the draw is the superlative form of quick on the draw.

Meaning of quick on the draw

Adjective

quick on the draw (comparative quicker on the draw, superlative quickest on the draw)

  1. (idiomatic) Characterized by rapid response, as to a verbal remark or to a new situation; quick to act.
    • Wal, if a man can stand the loneliness, an' if he's quick on the draw, mebbe lone-wolfin' it is the best.1915, Zane Grey, The Lone Star Ranger
    Synonyms:
    quick-witted

Questions about quickest on the draw

What is quickest on the draw the superlative form of?
Quickest on the draw is the superlative form of quick on the draw.

Words near quickest on the draw in the dictionary

  1. quicker than a minnow can swim a dipper
  2. quicker than scat
  3. quicker-and-dirtier
  4. quicker-sighted
  5. quickest
  6. quickest on the draw
  7. quickest sighted
  8. quickest-and-dirtiest
  9. quickest-sighted
  10. quickety split
  11. quickfire

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