quick-fire

\(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective or quick-firing \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\

: firing or adapted for firing in rapid succession

a quick-fire rifle

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/kwik"fuyeur"/, adj.

firing or equipped for firing rapidly, esp. at moving targets.

Also, quick-firing.

[1890-95]

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quickˈ-fire adjective

1. (of questions, etc) following in rapid succession

2. (also quickˈ-firing) designed to allow a quick succession of shots

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Main Entry: ↑quick

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quick-fire UK US adjective british

done quickly one after another without pausing

Thesaurus: quickly_synonym

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quick fire,

a rapid succession of shots.

quick-fire «KWIHK FYR», adjective.

= rapid-fire. (Cf. ↑rapid-fire)

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adj, always used before a noun

chiefly Brit : done or coming very quickly one after another : ↑rapid-fire

quick-fire responses/questions/jokes

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ˌquick-ˈfire [quick-fire] adjective only before noun

(of a series of things) done or said very fast, one after the other

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a series of quick-fire questions