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sharp-witted

[shahrp-wit-id] / ˈʃɑrpˈwɪt ɪd /




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The duo’s sharp-witted lyrics, relentless rhythm and uncontainable passion ensured that their performance would be etched in memory as one of the highlights of the evening.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2025

Gwen Crockett said her daughter was a sharp-witted speaker from a young age.

From Salon Jan. 18, 2024

Stardom as the sharp-witted Chandler Bing on Friends also brought fortune - in the form of $1.1m an episode - and a string of glamorous girlfriends.

From BBC Oct. 29, 2023

It’s a very good non-romantic pairing of sharp-witted old souls, a generation apart.

From Washington Times Jun. 27, 2023

Their amazement at me, my language, my rules, and ways, once subsided, I found some of these heavy-looking, gaping rustics wake up into sharp-witted girls enough.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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