sharp-wittedadj.
/ʃɑːpˈwɪtɪd/ Sagacious, intelligent.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective]
sharpc888
yepec1000
spacka1200
yare-witelc1275
fellc1300
yap13..
seeinga1382
far-castinga1387
sightya1400
perceivinga1425
snellc1425
politic?a1439
quickc1449
pregnant?a1475
pert1484
quick-wittedc1525
apt1535
intelligentc1540
queemc1540
ready-witted1576
political1577
of (a) great, deep, etc., reach1579
conceited1583
perspicuous1584
sharp-witteda1586
shrewd1589
inseeing1590
conceived1596
acute1598
pregnate1598
agile1599
nimble-headed1601
insighted1602
nimble1604
nimble-witted1604
penetrant1605
penetrating1606
spraga1616
acuminous1619
discoursing1625
smart1639
penetrativea1641
sagacious1650
nasute1653
acuminate1654
blunt-sharpa1661
long-headed1665
smoky1688
rapid1693
keen1704
gash1706
snack1710
cute1731
mobile1778
wide awake1785
acuminated1786
quick-minded1789
kicky1790
snap1790
downy1803
snacky1806
unbaffleable1827
varmint1829
needle-sharp1836
nimble-brained1836
incisivea1850
spry1849
fast1850
snappy1871
hard-boiled1884
on the spot1903
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xii. sig. H6v O Lord (saide Musidorus) how sharp-witted you are to hurt your selfe?
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. ii Sharp witted. Acute, sagax.
1756 C. Smart tr. Horace Satires i. iii, in tr. Horace Wks. (1826) II. 27 To bear the sharp~witted sneers of these men.
1854 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1872) 1st Ser. 45 The sharp-witted provincial of Greece or Asia Minor.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 538 It was beyond the power of the great King to prevent his..sharpwitted courtiers from whispering to each other.
Derivatives
sharpˈwittedness n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun]
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yepshipc1000
insightc1175
yepleȝȝcc1175
yephedea1250
wit1297
fellnessa1382
policyc1440
discerningc1450
policec1450
inspectiona1527
perceivance1534
aptitude1548
sagacity1548
acuity?1549
nimbleness1561
acumen1579
seeing eye1579
esprit1591
acuteness1601
depth1605
penetration1605
knowingness1611
shrewdnessa1616
piercingnessa1628
discernment1646
sharpwittedness1647
nasuteness1660
arguteness1662
sagaciousness1678
perceptivity1700
keenness1707
cuteness1768
intuition1780
recollectedness1796
long-headedness1818
perceptiveness1823
kokum1848
incision1862
incisiveness1865
penetrativeness1873
flair1881
hard-boiledness1912
smart1964
spikiness1977
sus1979
1647 H. Hexham Copious Eng. & Netherduytch Dict. Sharpwittednesse, vernuftigheyt, scherpsinnigheyt.
1858–61 E. B. Ramsay Reminisc. Sc. Life (1870) vi. 194 The sharp-wittedness of the knave.
Draft additions 1993
sharp-ˈwittedly adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adverb]
sharplyc897
redlyc1275
wellc1450
finely1538
aptly1578
acutely1600
shrewdly1600
penetratingly1670
sagaciously1678
penetratively1697
cutely1762
keenly1824
downily1845
percipiently1924
insightfully1932
sharp-wittedly1934
1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Sharp-wittedly.
1988 New Leader 28 Nov. 22/2 Dean's Night sharp-wittedly cornered all that is reductive in classical technique.
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