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  1. adjective Characterized by sharp quick thought; bright. See Synonyms at intelligent.
  2. adjective Amusingly clever; witty: a smart quip; a lively, smart conversation.
  3. adjective Impertinent; insolent: That's enough of your smart talk.
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  • The word smart is a terrible word to use when referring to our town officials and money issues. —  News for Culpeper Star-Exponent
  • The diesel version of the smart is the current CO2 champion —  Automotive Headlines
  • In Europe they often divide the smart from the "less-smart," so that the less smart are steered towards leaarning a trade, and the smart are bound for college.
  • I love Ira Glass 'work - smart, and thought provoking. —  The daily irrelevant
  • This state needs a lot more kids like her -- smart, hardworking, polite, and determined. —  Terminal Degree
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clever ·  nice ·  damn ·  neat ·  quick

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smart:   smartest ·  smarter ·  smarted ·  smarting ·  smarts
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Etymologies (5)

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  1. Middle English, stinging, keen, alert, from Old English smeart, causing pain.

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  1. from Middle English smerten, smeorten (preterit smeart, also weak, smerted), from Anglo-Saxon *smeortan (Somner) (preterit *smeart) = Middle Dutch smerten, D. smarten = Middle Low German smerten = Old High German smerzan (preterit smarz), Middle High German smerzen, German schmerzen = Swedish smärta = Danish smerte, smart; = Latin mordere (√ mord, orig, *smord?), bite, pain, sting, = Sanskrit √ mard (orig. *smard), rub, grind, crush; cf. Russian smertŭ, death, Greek σμερδνός, terrible.
  2. from Middle English smert, smerte, smierte = Middle Dutch smerte, Dutch smart = Middle Low German smerte, Low German smart = Old High German smerzo, smerza, Middle High German smerz, German schmerz = Swedish smärta = Danish smerte, pain; from the verb. In def. 4 from the adjective
  3. from Middle English smart, smarte, smerte, smearte, smærte, smart; from the verb.
  4. from Middle English smerte; from smart, a.
 

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