quickfire

See also: quick-fire

English

Adjective

quickfire (comparative more quickfire, superlative most quickfire)

1. Alternative form of quick-fire
   • 2009 May 23, John F. Burns, “A Rebirth in Britain as a Driver Revives a Career and a Team”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Brawn believes his driver’s past setbacks may be a firmer preparation for a championship bid than, say, the quickfire success earned by Hamilton, who has turned sullen in his public appearances and blamed his troubles on his McLaren-Mercedes team giving him a “bad car.”

Noun

quickfire (uncountable)

1. Something that spreads very quickly, like fire through dry vegetation.
   • 2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 363:

     If his revelation had started as a slow burn, his fame now exploded and spread like quickfire.