SHARP-WITTED
ADJECTIVES
► ACUMINATE having acumen, sharp-witted → 1654 obs. rare
► ACUMINOUS distinguished by acumen; acute, sharp, shrewd → 1618
► YARK brisk, lively; sharp-witted, shrewd, penetrating → 1777 Eng. dial.
NOUNS – PERSON
► BLADE a gallant, an easygoing fellow, a good fellow; also, a spruce or dashing fellow; sharp-witted, dashing, wild, or reckless fellow; a beau → 1597
► CADDAY ► CADDY a sharp-witted individual → Bk1997 Ireland
VERBS
► KNOW HOW MANY BEANS MAKE FIVE to be sharp-witted or knowing → 1889 sl.