sharp-witted
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- sharp-wittedly adverb
- sharp-wittedness noun
Etymology
Origin of sharp-witted
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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Love and larceny combine as Olivia Holt, “a sharp-witted retail worker,” and Connor Swindells, “a down-on-his-luck repairman,” independently plan to rob the same London department store on Christmas Eve.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
Gwen Crockett said her daughter was a sharp-witted speaker from a young age.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024
The Financial Times described The Bee Sting as "generous, immersive, sharp-witted and devastating; the sort of novel that becomes a friend for life".
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023
Her talents are nicely showcased in this sharp-witted, frequently quotable comedy of manners and satire of campus life.
From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2023
These workers, illiterate but sharp-witted, who for some reason called themselves The Club, assumed that the better-educated readers looked down on them.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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