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51quick-witted — adjective Mentally keen, alert, sharp and nimble. She was far too quick witted to miss the implications of what he was saying. See Also: witty …
52quick-witted — clever, bright, smart, *intelligent, alert, knowing, brilliant Analogous words: ready, prompt, *quick, apt: *sharp, keen, acute: *witty, humorous, facetious …
53quick-witted — quick wittedly, adv. quick wittedness, n. /kwik wit id/, adj. having a nimble, alert mind. [1520 30; QUICK + WIT1 + ED3] Syn. keen, perceptive, smart, clever, sharp. * * * …
54ready-witted — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : quick in intelligence and perception : sharp …
55Intelligence — (Roget s Thesaurus) Wisdom. < N PARAG:Intelligence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 intelligence intelligence capacity comprehension understanding Sgm: N 1 cuteness cuteness sabe ???>* =>(U.S.) savvy ???>* =>(U.S.) …
56clever — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. adroit, skillful; talented, adept, gifted; smart, cute. See skill, cunning. Ant., dull, witless. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Mentally quick] Syn. smart, bright, intelligent, quick, shrewd, ingenious …
57intelligent — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [ Said of persons or beings ] Syn. clever, bright, astute, acute, smart, brilliant, perceptive, well informed, resourceful, profound, penetrating, original, exceptional, perspicacious, keen, imaginative, inventive,… …
58smart — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. chic, stylish, jaunty, dapper; severe, sharp, keen; witty, pert, sparkling; brisk, energetic, fresh; shrewd, clever. See skill, feeling, wit. Ant., stupid, slow[witted], unstylish. v. i. sting, pain …
59acute — adjective 1) acute food shortages Syn: severe, critical, drastic, dire, dreadful, terrible, awful, grave, bad, serious, desperate, dangerous See note at crucial Ant …
60perspicacious — I adjective acutus, alert, apperceptive, argute, artful, astute, bright, canny, clear sighted, clearheaded, clever, crafty, cunning, dioristic, discerning, discriminating, discriminative, farseeing, farsighted, fore sighted, forethoughtful,… …
