Quick-witted
31quick-wittedness — noun intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay • Syn: ↑mental quickness, ↑quickness • Derivationally related forms: ↑quick witted, ↑quick (for: ↑quickness) …
32quick — adjective 1) a quick pace Syn: fast, swift, rapid, speedy, high speed, breakneck, expeditious, brisk, smart; informal zippy; literary fleet Ant: slow 2) she took a quick trip down memory lane …
33quick off the mark — ALERT, quick, quick witted, bright, clever, perceptive, sharp, sharp witted, observant, wide awake, on one s toes; informal on the ball, quick on the uptake. → mark * * * quick off the mark Prompt to act • • • Main Entry: ↑quick * * * quick off… …
34quick — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rapid, swift, brief; prompt, alert; ready, unhesitating; hasty, irascible; sensitive, keen; alive, living, sentient. See velocity, activity, feeling, irascibility, intelligence. Ant., slow, sluggish …
35quick off the mark — an elite force that was more quick off the mark than any fighting element in the sector Syn: alert, quick, quick witted, bright, clever, perceptive, sharp, sharp witted, observant, wide awake, on one s toes; informal on the ball, quick on the… …
36witted — wittedness, n. /wit id/, adj. having wit or wits (usually used in combination): quick witted; slow witted; dull witted. [1350 1400; ME; see WIT1, ED3] * * * …
37witted — adjective Date: 14th century having wit or understanding usually used in combination < dull witted > < quick witted > …
38witted — wit•ted [[t]ˈwɪt ɪd[/t]] adj. having wit or wits (usu. used in combination): quick witted; dull witted[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400 wit′ted•ness, n …
39witted — /ˈwɪtəd/ (say wituhd) adjective having wit or wits (only used in combination): quick witted; slow witted. {wit1 + t + ed3} …
40quick on the draw — adjective Characterized by rapid response, as to a verbal remark or to a new situation; quick to act. Quick on the draw with a slogan, Mr. Mandelson said he would create a project deserving cheers, not jeers, and promptly changed the sinister… …
