quickwitted
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quickwitted
- /ˌkwɪkˈwɪt.ɪd/ UK
- /ˌkwɪkˈwɪt.ɪd/ US
- [ˌkwɪkˈwɪɾ.ɪd] US
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Compound of quick + witted.
adjective more quickwitted · most quickwitted · quick-witted
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Mentally keen and alert.
She was far too quick-witted to miss the implications of what he was saying.
Similar: quick on the uptake, sharp-witted, astute, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, educated, genius, gifted, hivey, ingenious · Opposite: slow-witted, slow on the uptake, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded, beetle-headed, birdbrained, blockheaded
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adj mentally keen
| 中文 | 機智 /机智 jīzhì, 聰明 /聪明 cōngmíng |
|---|---|
| Português | perspicaz |
| Deutsch | geistesgegenwärtig, schlagfertig |
| Italiano | sveglio, acuto, perspicace, sagace, svelto, lesto d'ingegno |
| Русский | поня́тливый ponjátlivyj, сообрази́тельный soobrazítelʹnyj, дога́дливый dogádlivyj, нахо́дчивый naxódčivyj |
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