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kvicktänkt

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Swedish

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Etymology

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kvick (quick) +‎ tänkt (thought (or "think'd"))

Adjective

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kvicktänkt (not (comparable))

  1. quickwitted
    Synonym: snabbtänkt

Usage notes

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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

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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.

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