Antonyms for quick-witted
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kwik-wit-id |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɪkˈwɪt ɪd |
Definition of quick-witted
- adj smart
- What, after all, had a farm to offer a quick-witted man or woman?
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- The people, he had heard, were quick-witted; he must therefore out-manoeuvre them.
- Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever
- All these his quick-witted ingenuity pictured at once before him.
- Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
- They are docile, cleanly, quick-witted, and respectful to humbleness.
- Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 » by Various
- She was quick-witted, she had lived long in the house and knew it.
- Extract from : « In Kings' Byways » by Stanley J. Weyman
- Alexander was quick-witted, talented, and showy, if I may use so barbarous a word.
- Extract from : « Paul Patoff » by F. Marion Crawford
- It was a quick-witted school, and knew how to turn quotations and allusions.
- Extract from : « Epic and Romance » by W. P. Ker
- "You might take his pistol," suggested the quick-witted girl.
- Extract from : « The Boy Land Boomer » by Ralph Bonehill
- But finally he adopted a suggestion of quick-witted Mistress Putnam.
- Extract from : « Dulcibel » by Henry Peterson
- Your ladyship is as quick-witted in this as in everything else.
- Extract from : « Dulcibel » by Henry Peterson
Synonyms for quick-witted
- acute
- agile
- alert
- apt
- astute
- brainy
- bright
- brilliant
- canny
- clever
- facetious
- humorous
- intelligent
- keen
- knowing
- nimble-witted
- on the ball
- penetrating
- penetrative
- perceptive
- prompt
- quick
- quick on the draw
- quick on the uptake
- ready
- savvy
- sharp
- sharp as a tack
- sharp-sighted
- sharp-witted
- shrewd
- slick
- whiz
- wired
- wise
- witty
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