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smart

/smˈɑɹt/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

  1. showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
  2. elegant and stylish
    “chic elegance”
  3. characterized by quickness and ease in learning
    “some children are brighter in one subject than another”
  4. improperly forward or bold
    “don't be fresh with me”
  5. painfully severe
    “he gave the dog a smart blow”
  6. quick and brisk
    “I gave him a smart salute”
  7. capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
    “smart weapons”

verb

  1. be the source of pain

noun

  1. a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore

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