quick-witted

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Enter Digby, a handsome, quick-witted and wealthy enigma who smells faintly of fig.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Throughout his quick-witted hour of crowd work on “Super Funny,” Jackson finds a way to weave the stories of his random audience members together in a way that makes the whole show feel pre-planned.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

In Ava Pickett's fresh adaptation, being staged at London's Rose Theatre, Emma Woodhouse still has all the trademark traits of our beloved original heroine – she's clever, quick-witted, meddling, haughty and occasionally cruel.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

Jacobs and Roach have written such a quick-witted character that it seems implausible Violet wouldn’t think of this herself, even if she was overwhelmed by the sudden collision of her nerves and trauma.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2025

Dark-haired and quick-witted, William had charming manners, hazel eyes, and a “strongly intellectual face.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield