ready-witted

[ red-ee-wit-id ]

adjective

1. having a quick wit or intelligence.

ready-witted

adjective

1. quick to learn or perceive

Other Words From

• ready-witted·ly adverb
• ready-witted·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ready-witted¹

First recorded in 1575–85

Example Sentences

The medical mind is eminently ready-witted, and Dill at a glance took in all the dangers of removing his patient.

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Drop," said that ready-witted man in reply, "the charge of poverty against Harrison: say he is rolling in wealth.

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They were still very young—Aria barely seventeen and Linde only fourteen, but they were active and capable and ready-witted, and their father had managed to save a little, though, alas, but a little.

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The process, for this lively and ready-witted people, must be pleasant enough—they must catch from what passes before them; no difficult task, perhaps—some piquante situation or ludicrous b�vue: the slightest thread is strong enough to hold together the light materials of the plot; and then must follow the christening of a needful proportion of male and female, old and young, enchanting and ridiculous personages.

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‘And you,’ retorted the ready-witted fellow, ‘may tell yours that you have had the honour of being shaved by the Mayor of Altrincham.’

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