ready-witted

[ red-ee-wit-id ]

adjective

1. having a quick wit or intelligence.

ready-witted

adjective

1. quick to learn or perceive

Other Words From

• ready-witted·ly adverb
• ready-witted·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ready-witted¹

First recorded in 1575–85

Example Sentences

One of the guests was, without exception, the most ready-witted man I ever met.

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Barney was shrewd and ready-witted, while Hans, for all of his speech and his blundering ways, was much brighter than he appeared.

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Scotty was a comical chap, very ready-witted, and we had arranged that he should do all the talking.

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"We've been married seven years, Olly," said the quick-eared and ready-witted Arthur.

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He was quick, ready-witted, self-reliant, and not over scrupulous in the outward things of the world.

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