I. noun
or smartie ˈsmär]d.]ē, -mȧ], ]t], ]i
( -es )
Etymology: smart (II) + -y, -ie
: one that tries in a callow fashion to be witty or clever : smart aleck
II. adjective
( -er/-est )
: having the characteristics of a smarty : smart-alecky
attempt to satirize … seems thin and even smarty — F.O.Matthiessen
was full of smarty ideas and had no manners — Margery Allingham