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adroit collapse: quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator"; skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme"

quickening collapse: the process of showing signs of life; "the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"; the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus

volcanic collapse: igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt; "volcanic rock includes the volcanic glass obsidian"; explosively unstable; "a volcanic temper"; relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes; "volcanic steam"; "volcanic islands such as Iceland"; "a volcanic cone is a conical mountain or hill built up of material from volcanic eruptions"

promptly collapse: in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly"; at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address"; with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"

perceptive collapse: having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"; of or relating to perception; "perceptive faculties"

headlong collapse: with the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into third base"; in a hasty and foolhardy manner; "he fell headlong in love with his cousin"; at breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate"

hurried collapse: moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"

combustible collapse: a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power; capable of igniting and burning

hotheaded collapse: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)

talent collapse: a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity

scintillating collapse: brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of scintillating dialogue"

presto collapse: (of tempo) very fast; suddenly; "Presto! begone! 'tis here again"- Swift; at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro)

flying collapse: done swiftly in or as if in the air; used e.g. of a racing start in which runners are already in motion as they cross the starting line; "a flying start"; "crossed the goal line with a flying leap"; hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"; of or relating to passage through the air (especially aviation); "a flying time of three hours between cities"; "unidentified flying objects"; designed for swift movement or action; "a flying police squad is trained for quick action anywhere in the city"; capable of or engaged in flight; "the bat is a flying animal"

intelligent collapse: having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"; endowed with the capacity to reason; possessing sound knowledge; "well-informed readers"

astute collapse: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

chilling collapse: so scary as to cause chills and shudders; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"

flair collapse: a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating"

hasty collapse: excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"; done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"

snappy collapse: smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines"

spanking collapse: the act of slapping on the buttocks; "he gave the brat a good spanking"

brightness collapse: the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white; intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty

on the spot collapse: without delay or immediately; "we hired her on the spot"; "thought they were going to shoot us down on the spot"; at the place in question; there; "they were on the spot when it happened"; "it had to be decided by the man on the spot"; in a difficult situation; "that question really put him on the spot"

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