quick-witted
English
adj
Definitions
- Mentally keen and alert.
Etymology
Affix from English quick (living) + English wit (understanding, know, a clever man, knowledge).
Origin
English
wit
Gloss
understanding, know, a clever man, knowledge
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
知
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterwit English
- bewit English
- dickwit English
- dimwit English
- dullwit English
- forewit English
- fuckwit English
- inwit English
- lackwit English
- nitwit English
- numbwit English
- outwit English
- overquick English
- overwit English
- puzzlewit English
- quick English
- quick bread English
- quick-freeze English
- quick-sighted English
- quick-wittedly English
- quickbeam English
- quickdraw English
- quicken English
- quickhatch English
- quickie English
- quickish English
- quicklike English
- quicklime English
- quickly English
- quickness English
- quickplay English
- quicksand English
- quicksave English
- quickscope English
- quickselect English
- quicksighted English
- quicksilver English
- quicksmart English
- quicksome English
- quicksort English
- quickstart English
- quickstep English
- quickwater English
- quickwitted English
- quickwork English
- quicky English
- shitwit English
- superquick English
- thickwit English
- ultraquick English
- underwit English
- unquick English
- unwit English
- wantwit English
- wit English
- witcraft English
- witful English
- witless English
- witling English
- witness English
- witsome English
- witted English
- witteth English
- wittol English
- witty English
- witwanton English
- witworm English
- witzig German
- quik Middle English
- wit Middle English
- quik Ido
- kwik Tok Pisin
- wit
- inwit
- unwit
- quick
- bewit
- witty
- wittol
- quicky
- nitwit
- witful
- outwit
- dimwit
- witted
- dickwit
- witworm
- lackwit
- dullwit
- forewit
- fuckwit
- quicken
- shitwit
- unquick
- witling
- witsome
- wantwit
- witless
- witteth
- overwit
- quickly
- numbwit
- quickie
- witness
- thickwit
- underwit
- quickish
- afterwit
- witcraft
- quicksort
- quickdraw
- quickwork
- quickstep
- quickplay
- quicklime
- quicksand
- witwanton
- quicksome
- quicklike
- quickness
- overquick
- quicksave
- quickbeam
- puzzlewit
- superquick
- ultraquick
- quicksmart
- quickhatch
- quickwater
- quickscope
- quickstart
- quicksilver
- quick bread
- quickwitted
- quickselect
- quicksighted
- quick-freeze
- quick-sighted
- quick-wittedly