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View synonyms for quick-witted

quick-witted

[ kwik-wit-id ]

adjective

  1. having a nimble, alert mind.

    Synonyms: sharp, clever, smart, perceptive, keen



quick-witted

adjective

  1. having a keenly alert mind, esp as used to avert danger, make effective reply, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌquick-ˈwittedness, noun
  • ˌquick-ˈwittedly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • quick-witted·ly adverb
  • quick-witted·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quick-witted1

First recorded in 1520–30; quick + wit 1 + -ed 3
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Example Sentences

Even the most quick-witted cops and the most skillful surgeons could not have saved him.

Quick-witted, sharp-tongued, and flirtatious, Anne drew a coterie of men to her, and each would lose his head for her.

Vidal had the best of all this because he was quick-witted and by far the funniest.

Quick-witted and cunning, Tyrion might just be the most dangerous man in the Seven Kingdoms, fathoms ahead of everyone.

She was also quick witted and funny, and she did well enough academically at Dwight that she was admitted to Brown University.

He was a pretty bright sort, that same Goodell, quick-witted, nimble of tongue above the average Englishman.

Meanwhile Mr. Crow had been thinking rapidly—for he was a quick-witted old scamp.

He saved my life there, and his quick-witted devotion was shown in many other instances during a most exciting journey.

The waiter, a quick-witted rogue enough, seemed to be thoroughly enjoying this midnight conversation.

Alexander was quick-witted, talented, and showy, if I may use so barbarous a word.

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