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ready-witted
[ red-ee-wit-id ]
adjective
- having a quick wit or intelligence.
ready-witted
adjective
- quick to learn or perceive
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Other Words From
- ready-witted·ly adverb
- ready-witted·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ready-witted1
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Example Sentences
One of the guests was, without exception, the most ready-witted man I ever met.
Barney was shrewd and ready-witted, while Hans, for all of his speech and his blundering ways, was much brighter than he appeared.
Scotty was a comical chap, very ready-witted, and we had arranged that he should do all the talking.
"We've been married seven years, Olly," said the quick-eared and ready-witted Arthur.
He was quick, ready-witted, self-reliant, and not over scrupulous in the outward things of the world.
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