Smart

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Having or showing intelligence; bright. synonym: intelligent.
  • adjective. Canny and shrewd in dealings with others.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Amusingly clever; witty.
  • adjective. Impertinent; insolent.
  • adjective. Energetic or quick in movement.
  • adjective. Fashionable; elegant: synonym: fashionable.
  • adjective. Capable of making adjustments that resemble those resulting from human decisions, chiefly by means of electronic sensors and computer technology.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To cause a sharp, usually superficial, stinging pain.
  • intransitive verb. To be the location of such a pain.
  • intransitive verb. To feel such a pain.
  • intransitive verb. To suffer acutely, as from mental distress, wounded feelings, or remorse.
  • noun. Sharp pain or anguish.
  • noun. Intelligence; expertise.
  • phrasal verb. To speak or act impertinently.
  • idiom. (right smart) A lot; a considerable amount.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To feel a lively, pungent pain; also, to be the seat of a pungent local pain, as from some piercing or irritating application; be acutely painful: often used impersonally.
  • To feel mental pain or suffering of any kind; suffer; be distressed; suffer evil consequences; bear a penalty.
  • To cause a smart or sharp pain; cause suffering or distress.
  • To cause a smart or pain to or in; cause to smart.
  • noun. A sharp, quick, lively pain; especially, a pricking local pain, as the pain from the sting of nettles.
  • noun. Hence, mental pain or suffering of any kind; pungent grief; affliction.
  • noun. Same as smart-money: as, to pay the smart.
  • noun. A dandy; one who affects smartness in dress; also, one who affects briskness, vivacity, or cleverness.
  • Smartly; vigorously; quickly; sharp.
  • A contracted form of smarteth, third person singular present indicative of smart.
  • Causing a smart or sharp pain; especially, causing a pricking local pain; pungent; stinging.
  • Sharp; keen; poignant: applied to physical or mental pain or suffering.
  • Marked by or executed with force or vigor; vigorous; efficient; sharp; severe: as, a smart blow; a smart skirmish; a smart walk.
  • Brisk; lively; fresh: as, a smart breeze.
  • Acute and pertinent; witty; especially, marked by a sharpness winch is nearer to pertness or impertinence than to genuine wit; superficially witty: noting remarks, writings, etc.: as, a smart reply; a smart saying.
  • Brisk; vivacious; lively; witty; especially, sharp and impertinent, or pert and forward, rather than genuinely witty: noting persons.
  • Dressed in an elaborately nice or showy manner; well-dressed; spruce.
  • Elaborately nice; elegant; fine; showy: noting articles of dress.
  • Quick; active; intelligent; clever: as, a smart business man.
  • Keen, as in bargain-making; sharp, and often of questionable honesty; well able to take care of one's own interests.
  • Fashionable; stylish; brilliant.
  • Careful; punctual; quick.
  • Considerable; large; as, a right smart distance.
  • Forcible; earnest.
  • Having strong qualities; strong.
  • In good health; well; not sick.
  • Swift-sailing, as a vessel: in distinction from able, stanch, or seaworthy.
  • Up to the mark; well turned out; creditable.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To feel a lively, pungent local pain; -- said of some part of the body as the seat of irritation.
  • intransitive verb. To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil.
  • adjective. Causing a smart; pungent; pricking.
  • adjective. Keen; severe; poignant.
  • Word Usage
    "In fact, mommy is SO smart that she rapes all the silly vain ’smart’ women, forcing them into pregnancy or death."
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    Equivalent
    astute  automatic  cagey  cagy  canny  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hurting  pain  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Art  Bart  Carte  Descartes  Hart  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    clever  damn  neat  nice  quick  
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    Attic  ache  active  active  acute  
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