quick-witted
[kwik-wit-id]
- having a nimble, alert mind.
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Origin of quick-witted
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Contemporary Examples
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.
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March 30, 2012
Historical Examples
What, after all, had a farm to offer a quick-witted man or woman?
Changing WindsSt. John G. Ervine
The people, he had heard, were quick-witted; he must therefore out-manoeuvre them.
Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I.Charles James Lever
All these his quick-witted ingenuity pictured at once before him.
Lord KilgobbinCharles Lever
They are docile, cleanly, quick-witted, and respectful to humbleness.
She was quick-witted, she had lived long in the house and knew it.
In Kings' BywaysStanley J. Weyman
quick-witted
- having a keenly alert mind, esp as used to avert danger, make effective reply, etc
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