ready-witted

[ red-ee-wit-id ]

/ ˈrɛd iˈwɪt ɪd /

adjective

having a quick wit or intelligence.

Origin of ready-witted

First recorded in 1575–85

Words nearby ready-witted

ready money, ready reckoner, ready room, ready-to-wear, ready, willing, and able, ready-witted, reaffirm, reafforest, Reagan, Reaganomics, Reagan, Ronald

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Example sentences from the Web for ready-witted

She was ready-witted too, prompt in action, gifted with a certain fire.
Framley Parsonage|Anthony Trollope
The ready-witted Elia often took the creature out with him when walking at Enfield.
Heads and Tales|Various
She showed a brave face to people, and tried to be as bright and ready-witted as ever; and if she failed it was not her own fault.
Vagabondia|Frances Hodgson Burnett
He demanded an explanation, and the ready-witted native was obliged to invent some plausible excuse.
The Wings of the Morning|Louis Tracy

He was usually a ready-witted man, but now he found himself stammering almost incoherently.
The Grell Mystery|Frank Froest

British Dictionary definitions for ready-witted

ready-witted

adjective

quick to learn or perceive

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	ready-witted
释义	ready-witted [ red-ee-wit-id ] / ˈrɛd iˈwɪt ɪd / adjective having a quick wit or intelligence. Origin of ready-witted First recorded in 1575–85 OTHER WORDS FROM ready-witted read·y-wit·ted·ly, adverbread·y-wit·ted·ness, noun Words nearby ready-witted ready money, ready reckoner, ready room, ready-to-wear, ready, willing, and able, ready-witted, reaffirm, reafforest, Reagan, Reaganomics, Reagan, Ronald Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ready-witted She was ready-witted too, prompt in action, gifted with a certain fire. Framley Parsonage\|Anthony Trollope The ready-witted Elia often took the creature out with him when walking at Enfield. Heads and Tales\|Various She showed a brave face to people, and tried to be as bright and ready-witted as ever; and if she failed it was not her own fault. Vagabondia\|Frances Hodgson Burnett He demanded an explanation, and the ready-witted native was obliged to invent some plausible excuse. The Wings of the Morning\|Louis Tracy He was usually a ready-witted man, but now he found himself stammering almost incoherently. The Grell Mystery\|Frank Froest British Dictionary definitions for ready-witted ready-witted adjective quick to learn or perceive Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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ready-witted

adjective

Origin of ready-witted

OTHER WORDS FROM ready-witted

Words nearby ready-witted

Example sentences from the Web for ready-witted

British Dictionary definitions for ready-witted

adjective