quick-witted
adjective
🇬🇧 UK
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🇺🇸 US
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Meaning
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Meaning 1 · adjective
Mentally keen and alert.
“She was far too quick-witted to miss the implications of what he was saying.”
How this word is used
- Everyday “She was far too quick-witted to miss the implications of what he was saying.”
- Academic “In academic writing, “quick-witted” can carry a precise technical sense.”
- Business “In business contexts, “quick-witted” should be used only when the meaning is unambiguous.”
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