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   Smart

   /smärt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a quick-witted intelligence: informal "if he was that smart he would never have been tricked" Similar cleverbrightintelligentsharpsharp-wittedquick-wittednimble-wittedshrewdastuteacuteaptablewell educatedwell readperceptivepercipientdiscerninginformal:brainysavvystreetwiseon the ballquick on the uptakegeniuswhip-smartOpposite stupid
   • ▪ showing impertinence by making clever or sarcastic remarks: North American "don't get smart or I'll whack you one"
   • 2. (of a device) programmed so as to be capable of some independent action: "hi-tech smart weapons"
   • 3. (of a person) clean, neat, and well dressed: "you look very smart" Similar well dressedwell turned outfashionably dressedfashionablestylishchicmodishelegantneatbesuitedsprucetrimdapperdebonairshinygleamingbrightspotlesscleanspick and spansoignéinformal:snazzynattysnappysharpniftycoolwith itkickingkickytonyflyspiffysassystylin'on fleekdated:as if one had just stepped out of a bandboxinformal, dated:swaggerarchaic:trigOpposite scruffy
   • ▪ (of clothes) attractively neat and stylish: "a smart blue skirt" Similar well dressedwell turned outfashionably dressedfashionablestylishchicmodishelegantneatbesuitedsprucetrimdapperdebonairshinygleamingbrightspotlesscleanspick and spansoignéinformal:snazzynattysnappysharpniftycoolwith itkickingkickytonyflyspiffysassystylin'on fleekdated:as if one had just stepped out of a bandboxinformal, dated:swaggerarchaic:trigOpposite scruffy
   • ▪ (of a thing) bright and fresh in appearance: "a smart green van"
   • ▪ (of a person or place) fashionable and upscale: "a smart restaurant" Similar fashionablestylishhigh-classexclusivechicfancyupmarkethigh-tonedinformal:trendyposhritzyplushplushyclassyswankyglitzyfancy-pantsswishswanktonydictylarneyderogatory:chi-chiOpposite unfashionabledownmarket
   • 4. quick; brisk: "I gave him a smart salute" Similar briskquickfastrapidswiftlivelyspankingenergeticspiritedvigorousjauntyinformal:snappycrackingrattlingOpposite slow
   • ▪ painfully severe: "a dog that snaps is given a smart blow" Similar sharpsevereforcefulviolentpainfulOpposite gentle

   verb

   • 1. (of a wound or part of the body) feel or cause a sharp stinging pain: "her legs were scratched and smarting" Similar stingburntinglepricklehurtache
   • ▪ feel upset and annoyed: "chiefs of staff are still smarting from the government's cuts" Similar feel annoyedfeel upsetfeel offendedtake offensefeel aggrievedfeel indignantfeel put outfeel hurtfeel woundedfeel resentful

   noun

   • 1. intelligence; acumen: informal North American "I don't think I have the smarts for it"
   • 2. sharp stinging pain: "the smart of the recent blood-raw cuts"
   • ▪ mental pain or suffering: archaic "sorrow is the effect of smart, and smart the effect of faith"

   adverb

   • 1. in a quick or brisk manner: archaic "it is better for tenants to be compelled to pay up smart"

   Word Origin Old Englishsmeortan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to German schmerzen; the adjective is related to the verb, the original sense (late Old English) being ‘causing sharp pain’; from this arose ‘keen, brisk’, whence the current senses of ‘mentally sharp’ and ‘neat in a brisk, sharp style’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. smartness noun

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   verb [ I ] uk / smɑːt / us. smart verb [I] (UPSET) to feel upset because someone has said or done something unpleasant to you: The team are still smarting from last week's defeat. smart verb [I] (PAIN) If part of your body smarts, it hurts with a sharp, burning pain: The smoke from the fire made her eyes smart.

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   Definition of smart verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   v. [ no object] to be a cause of sharp, stinging pain: The cut on his arm still smarted. to suffer sharply, as from wounded feelings: still smarting from the insults. adj. having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability: a smart student. [ It + be + ~ + to + verb] It wasn't very smart of you to try to cheat.

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   adjective. /smɑrt/ (smarter, smartest) intelligent; able to learn and think quickly She's smarter than her brother. He's not smart enough to be a politician. opposite stupid Thesaurus. Want to learn more?