sharp-witted

English

Alternative forms

sharpwitted

Etymology

From sharp +‎ witted.

Adjective

sharp-witted (comparative more sharp-witted, superlative most sharp-witted)

Clever, keen of intellect, swift of thought.
Synonyms: quickwitted; see also Thesaurus:intelligent

Antonyms: dull-witted; see also Thesaurus:stupid

Translations

clever, keen of intellect, swift of thought

Azerbaijani: fərasətli
Finnish: terävä (fi), teräväpäinen
German: scharfsinnig (de)
Greek:
Ancient: ὀξύνους (oxúnous), ὀξύφρων (oxúphrōn)
Russian: остроу́мный (ru) (ostroúmnyj), смышлёный (ru) (smyšljónyj), сметли́вый (ru) (smetlívyj), смека́листый (ru) (smekálistyj)
Swedish: skarpsinnig (sv)
Ukrainian: доте́пний (uk) (dotépnyj)

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