Also spelled quickwitted
adj
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Meanings
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adj
able to think, understand, and reply rapidly and intelligently
The quick-witted lawyer immediately noticed the contradiction in the testimony.
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Etymology
A compound of quick in its older sense "alive, mentally alert" + witted ("having a particular kind of wit or intelligence"). The hyphenated spelling makes the two-part adjective explicit.