quick-wit|ted|ness

quick-wit|ted|ness
quick-wit|ted|ness «KWIHK WIHT ihd nihs», noun.
readiness of wit; cleverness.

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  • quick-wit — quick wit·ted·ly; quick wit·ted·ness; …   English syllables

  • quick-wittedness — quick wit·ted·ness …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • quick-witted — quick wit|ted [ ,kwık wıtəd ] adjective able to think of good ideas or replies quickly ╾ quick wit|ted|ness noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Quick-wittedness — Quick wit ted*ness, n. Readiness of wit. Celtic quick wittedness. M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ted — ar·sen·iu·ret·ted; bird wit·ted; cap·er·noi·ted; cut·ted; dod·gas·ted; double bit·ted; fit·ted·ness; flat·ted; knit·ted; knot·ted; mat·ted·ly; mat·ted·ness; nut·ted; pet·ted; quick wit·ted·ly; quick wit·ted·ness; shot·ted; sot·ted; spat·ted;… …   English syllables

  • witted — wit•ted [[t]ˈwɪt ɪd[/t]] adj. having wit or wits (usu. used in combination): quick witted; dull witted[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400 wit′ted•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

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