Definition of cut to the quick
: very hurt
- She was cut to the quick by their insults.
cut to the quick
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cut
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: to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument
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: to hurt the feelings of
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: to strike sharply with a cutting effect
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: a product of cutting: such as
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: an opening made with an edged instrument
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: a wound made by something sharp : gash
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: marked by a well-developed and highly defined musculature
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quick
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: acting or capable of acting with speed: such as
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: fast in development or occurrence
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: done or taking place with rapidity
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: in a quick manner
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: a painfully sensitive spot or area of flesh (such as that underlying a fingernail or toenail)
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: the inmost sensibilities
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: the very center of something : heart
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