sharp-witted

English

Alternative forms

• sharpwitted

Etymology

From sharp +‎ witted.

Adjective

sharp-witted (comparative more sharp-witted, superlative most sharp-witted)

1. Clever, keen of intellect, swift of thought.

   Synonyms: quickwitted; see also Thesaurus:intelligent

   Antonyms: dull-witted; see also Thesaurus:stupid

Translations

clever, keen of intellect, swift of thought

• Azerbaijani: fərasətli
• Finnish: terävä (fi), teräväpäinen
• German: scharfsinnig (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: ὀξύνους (oxúnous), ὀξύφρων (oxúphrōn)

• Hungarian: éles eszű (hu), éles elméjű
• Russian: остроу́мный (ru) (ostroúmnyj), смышлёный (ru) (smyšljónyj), сметли́вый (ru) (smetlívyj), смека́листый (ru) (smekálistyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: geur-chùiseach
• Swedish: skarpsinnig (sv)
• Ukrainian: доте́пний (uk) (dotépnyj)