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quickwittedness

Definitions

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  • noun The state or condition of being quickwitted.

Etymologies

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quickwitted +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • The diverse cultures which he inherited and experienced as a youngster must have contributed to his quickwittedness, flair and spirit of adventure.

    Rene Bull Steve 2010

  • The diverse cultures which he inherited and experienced as a youngster must have contributed to his quickwittedness, flair and spirit of adventure.

    Archive 2010-05-01 Steve 2010

  • Personally, I disgree with “intelligent man with a sharp mind” - his utter lack of coherent thoughts, speech, and principles wedded to inarticulate and fumbling off-TOTUS speaking belies any nimble mind, quickwittedness or intellectual coherence.

    Obama approval index falls to double negative digits, now -11 - California_Yankee’s blog - RedState 2009

  • With his characteristic quickwittedness he caught the drift of each innuendo, divined whence it came, at whom and on what ground it was aimed, and that afforded him, as it always did, a certain satisfaction.

    Anna Karenina 2003

  • EVERY nation has its characteristic quality of mind; we recognize Scotch thrift, English persistency and Irish quickwittedness wherever we see it; we know something, too, of the emotional, vivacious nature of the French, and the resourcefulness of the

    In Times Like These 1915

  • With his characteristic quickwittedness he caught the drift of each innuendo, divined whence it came, at whom and on what ground it was aimed, and that afforded him, as it always did, a certain satisfaction.

    Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy 1869

  • Now Dame Nature in compounding a leader does not often omit to furnish him with five extra-keen senses, as well as a certain sixth sense called intuition, quickwittedness, or, if you please, instinct; and

    Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims 1862

  • Tutors immediately noticed the unusual boy, his uncommon quickwittedness, language skills and unique memory.

    Latest Articles ourstrangeworld.net 2010

  • Tutors immediately noticed the unusual boy, his uncommon quickwittedness, language skills and unique memory.

    Comments for ArsGeek Ming the merciful 2010

  • Tutors immediately noticed the unusual boy, his uncommon quickwittedness, language skills and unique memory.

    Comments for ArsGeek s'Jon 2009

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