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sharp-witted

[shahrp-wit-id]

sharp-wit·ted

[shahrp-wit-id]
adjective
having or showing mental acuity; intellectually discerning; acute.

Origin:
1580–90

sharp-wit·ted·ly, adverb
sharp-wit·ted·ness, noun
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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sharp-witted
 
adj
having or showing a keen intelligence; perceptive
 
sharp-'wittedly
 
adv
 
sharp-'wittedness
 
n

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