quick-trig|gered

quick-trig|gered: quick-trig|gered «KWIHK TRIHG uhrd», adjective.

1. that shoots fast: »He had made his way, by jeep and on foot, into the wild, roadless fastness of Cuba's Sierra Maestra…dodging quick-triggered army patrols (Newsweek).

2. Figurative. quickly put in action or set in motion: »Igaya knows that only quick-triggered reflexes and a good memory stand between him and death (Newsweek). Actually the quick-triggered Seawolf got away before Mrs. Cole could strike her hard with the metal protected champagne bottle (New York Times).

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ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables

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