| gen. | lightning-quick | молниеносный (Incredibly fast Syn: fast as lightning, quick as a flash. WT. The profile said the 5-foot-3 inch, 124-pound Ferrari had the nickname "pitbull" and was "charming and easy going with a lightning-quick temper." Powerful, lightning-quick, Wolf often bypasses the more traditional multi-mallet playing for a driving performance with single-sticks that is intense, and puts a unique stamp on his style of play. Mr. Simons no longer runs day-to-day trading at Renaissance Technologies, which manages nearly $16 billion and specializes in lightning-quick computer-based trades, so his pay actually dropped a bit in 2010. He swatted the weapons clear with lightning-quick blows, never making contact long enough for me to try to feed on him.  thefreedictionary.com Alexander Demidov) |