sharp-witted
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- sharp-wittedly adverb
- sharp-wittedness noun
Etymology
Origin of sharp-witted
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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In the message for Epstein's 50th birthday in 2003, Lord Mandelson - UK ambassador to the US since last year - describes him as an "intelligent, sharp-witted man", who "parachuted" into his life.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025
After a single audition, Coughlan was cast as Penelope, a thoughtful, sharp-witted young woman with an overbearing mother and tacky, dim-witted sisters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2024
Gwen Crockett said her daughter was a sharp-witted speaker from a young age.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024
It’s a very good non-romantic pairing of sharp-witted old souls, a generation apart.
From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023
Their amazement at me, my language, my rules, and ways, once subsided, I found some of these heavy-looking, gaping rustics wake up into sharp-witted girls enough.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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