QUICK-WITTED

Meaning of QUICK-WITTED in English

ˌquick-ˈwitted BrE AmE adjective

able to think and understand things quickly OPP slow-witted :

Toby was quick-witted and entertaining.

a quick-witted reply

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

QUICK-WITTED — adjective Date: 1530 quick in perception and understanding ; mentally alert, see: intelligent ~ly adverb ~ness noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUICK-WITTED — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : quick in perception and understanding : mentally nimble and wide-awake : brightly alert : sharp a quick-witted …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUICK-WITTED — (a.) Having ready wit
Английский словарь Webster
QUICK-WITTED — ( a. ) Having ready wit
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUICK-WITTED — — quick-wittedly , adv. — quick-wittedness , n. /kwik"wit"id/ , adj. having a nimble, alert mind. [ 1520-30; QUICK + …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUICK-WITTED — intelligent, perceptive, clever; having a quick wit or clever understanding
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
QUICK-WITTED — adjective Date: 1530 : quick in perception and understanding : mentally alert Synonyms: see intelligent • quick-wit·ted·ly adverb • quick-wit·ted·ness …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUICK-WITTED — adj having ready wit.
Webster English vocab
QUICK-WITTED — Pronunciation: ' kwik- ' wi-t ə d Function: adjective Date: 1530 : quick in perception and understanding : mentally alert …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
QUICK-WITTED — ■ adjective showing an ability to think or respond quickly. Derivatives ~ness noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
QUICK-WITTED — [quick-wit.ted] adj (1530): quick in perception and understanding: mentally alert syn see intelligent -- quick-wit.ted.ly adv -- quick-wit.ted.ness n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUICK-WITTED — quick-witted BrE AmE ˌkwɪk ˈwɪt ɪd ◂ -əd AmE \ -ˈwɪt̬ əd ◂ ˈ•ˌ•• ▷ quick-witted|ly li ▷ quick-witted|ness nəs …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
QUICK-WITTED — adjective able to think quickly; intelligent : a quick-witted student / response OPP slow-witted
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUICK-WITTED — adj. quick to grasp a situation, make repartee, etc. øøquick-wittedness n.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUICK-WITTED — adj. quick to grasp a situation, make repartee, etc. Derivatives: quick-wittedness n.
Oxford English vocab
QUICK-WITTED — Someone who is quick-witted is intelligent and good at thinking quickly. ADJ
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUICK-WITTED — Someone who is ~ is intelligent and good at thinking quickly. ADJ
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
QUICK-WITTED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Brady is quick-witted and articulate. ▪ John was always so quick-witted that I used …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUICK WITTED — Synonyms and related words : Attic, adroit, apt, biting, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, dexterous, droll, facetious, funny, gifted, humorous, humorsome, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUICK-WITTED — Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: SHARP 4, acute, keen, penetrating, penetrative, quick-sighted, sharp-sighted, sharp-witted 2 Synonyms: INTELLIGENT 2, alert, brainy, bright, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
QUICK-WITTED — a. Witty, smart, nimble-witted, ready.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
QUICK-WITTED — adjective 1. Synonyms: sharp 4, acute, keen, penetrating, penetrative, quick-sighted, sharp-sighted, sharp-witted 2. Synonyms: intelligent 2, alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUICK-WITTED — See ↑ INTELLIGENT 3
Longman Activator English vocab
QUICK-WITTED — 25B6; adjective INTELLIGENT, bright, clever, gifted, able, astute, quick, smart, sharp-witted; observant, alert, sharp, perceptive; informal brainy, on the ball, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUICK-WITTED — прил. 1) находчивый, понятливый, смышленый, сообразительный, способный Syn : docile, bright, intelligent, sharp, keen-witted, nimble, ready-witted 2) остроумный находчивый, сообразительный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUICK-WITTED — Умный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
QUICK-WITTED — Сообразительный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
QUICK-WITTED — Остроумный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
QUICK-WITTED — quick-witted.ogg ͵kwıkʹwıtıd a 1> находчивый, сообразительный 2> остроумный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
QUICK-WITTED — находчивый
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
QUICK WITTED — (a) находчивый; остроумный; сообразительный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
QUICK-WITTED — a 1) находчивый, сообразительный 2) остроумный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
QUICK-WITTED — a 1> находчивый, сообразительный 2> остроумный
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
QUICK-WITTED — находчивый, изобретательный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
QUICK WITTED — находчивый, сообразительный, остроумный, смышленый, догадливый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
QUICK-WITTED — находчивый, изобретательный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
QUICK WITTED — находчивый, сообразительный, остроумный, смышленый, догадливый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
QUICK-WITTED — прил. 1) находчивый, понятливый, смышленый, сообразительный, способный Syn: docile , bright , intelligent , sharp , keen-witted , nimble , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
QUICK-WITTED — прил. 1) находчивый, понятливый, смышленый, сообразительный, способный Syn: docile, bright, intelligent, sharp, keen-witted, nimble, ready-witted 2) остроумный
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
QUICK-WITTED — человек, умеющий быстро отреагировать на что-либо
Subsidiary English-Russian Dictionary
QUICK-WITTED — прил. 1) находчивый, понятливый, смышленый, сообразительный, способный Syn : docile, bright, intelligent, sharp, keen-witted, nimble, ready-witted 2) остроумный находчивый, сообразительный …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUICK-WITTED — находчивый
Англо-Русский словарь
WITTED — QUICK~: sagaci, inteligent
English interlingue dictionary
WITTED — adjective Date: 14th century having wit or understanding
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUICK — I. ˈkwik adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English quik, quike, from Old English cwic, cwicu; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WITTED — |wid.ə̇d, -itə̇d adjective Etymology: Middle English, from wit (II) + -ed : having wit or understanding — usually used in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WITTED — (a.) Having (such) a wit or understanding; as, a quick-witted boy.
Английский словарь Webster
WITTED — ( a. ) Having (such) a wit or understanding; as, a quick-witted boy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WITTED — — wittedness , n. /wit"id/ , adj. having wit or wits (usually used in combination): quick-witted; slow-witted; dull-witted. [ 1350-1400; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUICK — — quickness , n. /kwik/ , adj., quicker, quickest , n., adv., quicker, quickest . adj. 1. done, proceeding, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WITTED — adj. intelligent, perceptive, clever; having a wit or understanding of a particular nature (e.g. slow-witted)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
QUICK — I. ˈkwik adjective Etymology: Middle English quik, from Old English cwic; akin to Old Norse kvikr living, Latin vivus living, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WITTED — adjective Date: 14th century : having wit or understanding — usually used in combination dull- witted quick- witted
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WITTED — adj having (such) a wit or understanding; as, a quick-witted boy.
Webster English vocab
QUICK — noun quitch grass. 2. quick ·superl pregnant; with child. 3. quick ·superl fresh; bracing; sharp; keen. 4. quick ·superl speedy; …
Webster English vocab
WITTED — [wit.ted] adj (14c): having wit or understanding--usu. used in combination "dull-witted" "quick-witted"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUICK — [quick] adj [ME quik, fr. OE cwic; akin to ON kvikr living, L vivus living, vivere to live, Gk bios, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-WITTED — -witted BrE AmE ˈwɪt ɪd -əd AmE ˈwɪt̬ əd ▷ — slow-witted ˌsləʊ ˈwɪt ɪd ◂ -əd AmE ˌsloʊ ˈwɪt̬ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
QUICK — / kwɪk; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective ( quick·er , quick·est ) 1. done with speed; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUICK — I. quick 1 S1 W2 /kwɪk/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative quicker , superlative quickest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUICK — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 taking only a short time (a quick worker). 2 arriving after a short time, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUICK — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 taking only a short time (a quick worker). 2 arriving after a short time, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUICK — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. taking only a short time (a quick worker). 2 arriving after a short time, …
Oxford English vocab
QUICK — ( quicker, quickest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone or something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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