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smartness

  • a word derived from smart.

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Smartness was a construct of private property only possessable through scarcity.

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2022

Now, between this and “Watchmen” she has proven the worth of HBO — never mind “The Wire”; it is giving us all the Jean Smartness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2021

We are a forward people, and the god we worship is Smartness.

From Winter Sunshine by Burroughs, John

These things arise from a general Affectation of Smartness, Wit, and Courage.

From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph

During the sessions Washington was overrun with "Smartness": Smart pages, smart messengers, smart cabmen, smart publicans, smart politicians, smart women, smart scoundrels!

From Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War by Townsend, George Alfred