■ adjective
1》 clean, tidy, and stylish.
2》 bright and fresh in appearance.
3》 (of a place) fashionable and upmarket.
4》 informal having a quick intelligence.
↘(of a device) programmed so as to be capable of independent action.
↘ chiefly N. Amer. impertinently clever or sarcastic.
5》 quick; brisk.
■ verb
1》 give a sharp, stinging pain.
2》 feel upset and annoyed.
■ noun
1》 ( ~s ) N. Amer. informal intelligence; acumen.
2》 a ~ing pain.
Phrases
look ~ chiefly Brit. be quick.
Derivatives
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
OE smeortan (v.), of W. Gmc origin.