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Definition of Quick-witted
1. Adjective. Mentally nimble and resourceful. "Saved an embarrassing situation with quick-witted tact"
Definition of Quick-witted
1. Adjective. Mentally keen, alert, sharp and nimble. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quick-witted
Literary usage of Quick-witted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Guilds of Florence by Edgcumbe Staley (1906)
"... and Francesco Guicciardini and many others, that pure Scepticism was far
removed from the minds of those quick-witted makers of Florence. ..."
2. The Bench and Bar of Wisconsin: History and Biography, with Portrait by Parker McCobb Reed (1882)
"... "A man was on trial for perjury, and he was defended by that sharp and
quick-witted lawyer, HN Wells, a man of great resources in a jury trial. ..."
3. The Bench and Bar of Wisconsin: History and Biography, with Portrait by Parker McCobb Reed (1882)
"To show the aptness of Mr.Wells in trial cases the following is quoted : "A man
was on trial for perjury, and he was defended by that sharp and quick-witted ..."
4. John Drew by Edward Augustus Dithmar (1900)
"Courtney Corliss, however, was merely a nice, quick-witted young man of that
particular hour in New York ..."
5. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Ephraim Chambers (1870)
"... whether in scenery or character, are entirely conventional, and are apt to
make quick-witted readers smile at the juvenility of the author's fancy. ..."
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