| 单词 | lightning-witted |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslightning-witted a. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘that has (a) —— with the speed of lightning; having (a) very quick ——’, by combining with a noun + -ed, as in lightning-footed, lightning-witted, etc. ΚΠ 1646 R. Crashaw Sospetto d'Herode xxx, in Steps to Temple 61 The nimblest of the lightning-winged Loves. 1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. viii. 247 Mars, the lightning-footed. 1937 W. Lewis Revenge for Love (1972) iv. ii. 166 The manipulative deftness of the conjurer, pokerfaced and lightning-fingered. 2013 Booklist 15 Sept. 33/2 Fearless, caustic, lightning-witted Maxine..instigates some of the funniest banter ever scripted. < as lemmas |
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