witted
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6.2
- adjective
- /ˈwɪtɪd/
:
ingenioso
- The word ukpaka means "useless person," one who is not very tough or quick-witted.
- quick-witted
- dim-witted
They are so over their skis against the brilliant quick witted sharp as a tack Harris campaign.
- They are so over their skis against the brilliant quick witted sharp as a tack Harris campaign.
- She is so manipulative and your boss is so slow witted that he falls for her BS.
- So just let me just cover them for a second, right, Very funny, quick witted host.
- She's intelligent, she is thoughtful, she's mindful, she's wise, she's quick witted.
- It's important to break out of the idea that the freeze pattern means that you are slow witted or socially awkward or cowardly.
- It's a very neutral state, OK, But you have people that are quick witted and there aren't they're tracking, they're not opinionated.
- Hey, if you're the one who's so slow witted, then maybe it makes you more able to justify why the narcissist treats you so badly.
Examples
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Tom Yare's own sharp-witted wife admired her acumen, but not what she had heard of her casual marriage.
Fiction book (2001) -
Maybe he was more slow-witted than she'd originally thought.
Fiction book (1999) -
Quick-witted, better get with it, stay sick with it
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There was no one thinking he was slow-witted just because he tried to be careful.
Fiction book (1991) -
But he is so funny, just so bright, so quick-witted.
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Walter had found him to be quick-witted and dependable.
Fiction book (1995) -
He was very, very quick witted and very funny and always, always appropriately placed witticisms.
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Now Ysabel's dead, and her poor, slow-witted servant is with her.
Fiction book (1992) -
You know, he's nothing like as slow-witted as you'd been leading me to believe, Sherly.
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Her quick-witted comments always keep the conversation lively.
Synonyms
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1.9
Shows quick thinking and good understanding
353
1.2
Quick to learn and understand new things
152
3.3
Quick at noticing small details and understanding things
21
3.9
Very smart in a way that others notice
5
6.7
Able to understand new things very quickly
5
7.0
Very quick to understand things and find answers
4
4.8
Able to think and give smart fast answers
Antonyms
Compounds
How Quick
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Witted comes from the same old root wit, which meant 'knowledge' and later 'cleverness'. You can see this in witty and quick-witted, so in these uses witted describes the kind or speed of a person's intelligence.