quick-witted

adj.
Mentally alert and sharp; keen. See synonyms at intelligent.

quick-wittedly quick'-wit'ted·ly adv.
quick-wittedness quick'-wit'ted·ness n.

adjective

Mentally quick and original: alert, bright, clever, intelligent, keen¹, quick, sharp, sharp-witted, smart. Idioms: smart as a whip. See ability/inability.

adj

Definition: very smart
Antonyms: slow, slow-witted, stupid, uneducated

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: mentally nimble and resourceful

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - opvakt, snarrådig

Nederlands (Dutch)
gevat, ad rem

Français (French)
adj. - à l'esprit vif, vif (une réaction)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schlagfertig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - οξύνους, ξύπνιος, σαϊνι, εύστροφος, πνευματώδης, ετοιμόλογος

Italiano (Italian)
pronto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - de inteligência viva

Русский (Russian)
сообразительный, толковый, остроумный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - agudo, perspicaz

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kvicktänkt, fyndig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
富有机智的, 机敏的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 富有機智的, 機敏的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 기지에 찬, 약삭 빠른, 재치 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 頭の回転の早い, 機敏な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ذكي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מהיר-תפיסה‬

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