I . a.
1.
Active, nimble, agile, animated, sprightly, lively, smart, alert, brisk, prompt, ready.
2.
Rapid, swift, speedy, fleet, fast, hasty, expeditious, hurried, flying.
3.
Dexterous, adroit, skilful, expert, apt.
4.
Acute, clever, sharp, shrewd, keen, intelligent, sagacious, discerning, sensitive.
5.
Excitable, restless, passionate.
6.
Hasty, precipitate, sharp, unceremonious, choleric, passionate, testy, irritable, touchy, waspish, petulant, irascible, peppery, snappish.
7.
Alive, living, live, animate.
8.
Pregnant, with child.
9.
Fresh, sharp, bracing.
II . ad.
See ~ly .
III . n.
Quickset, hawthorn.