quick-witted

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Adjective

quick-witted

1. Mentally keen and alert.

   She was far too quick-witted to miss the implications of what he was saying.

Related terms

• witty

Translations

• German: geistesgegenwärtig, schlagfertig
• Italian: sveglio, acuto, perspicace, sagace, svelto, lesto d'ingegno
• Russian: поня́тливый

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