keen-witted
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Even keen-witted 93-year-old Joshua Green, from whose eponymous building the portrait had been taken, had no recollection of its provenance.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2023
Today a tottering but keen-witted patriarch, Mr. Korekiyo Takahashi was the first statesman of world prominence to seize last week on President Roosevelt's devaluation project as a basis for local action.
From Time Magazine Archive
Carter had made the statement before, but none of the newsmen covering him had made a big issue of it until keen-witted Columnist Joseph Kraft asked Carter about it during the final TV debate.
From Time Magazine Archive
An English explorer of note was saying ". . . and so I came upon a trunkless body" when keen-witted Lawyer Simon cut in, "You don't mean a trunkless body, you mean a headless body."
From Time Magazine Archive
"Some one ought to build one to keep her warm," Olive returned, with a significance that was not lost on her keen-witted cousin.
From Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.
