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smart

smart [ smaart ]


adjective  (comparative smart·er, superlative smart·est)
Definition:
 
1. clever: showing intelligence and mental alertness
smart students

2. keen: shrewd and calculating in business and other dealings
a smart dealer

3. witty and amusing: amusingly clever and possessing a quick wit

4. insolent: disrespectful or impertinent
Whatever you say to him, he has some smart answer.

5. well-groomed: having a neat and well-cared-for appearance

6. fashionable: fashionable and stylish
smart restaurants

7. lively: vigorous and brisk
a smart pace

8. stinging: causing a sharp stinging sensation
a smart slap

9. military laser- or radio-guided: describes a missile or weapon that is guided to its target by laser or radio beams

10. electronics electronic: fitted with a built-in microprocessor
smart traffic signals

11. discriminating: selective in application or effect
smart sanctions



intransitive verb  (past and past participle smart·ed, present participle smart·ing, 3rd person present singular smarts)
Definition:
 
1. cause or have sharp pain: to feel, cause, or be the site of a sharp stinging pain
My hand smarts.

2. be embarrassed: to feel acute embarrassment, shame, or remorse
She still smarted when she remembered his criticism.

3. be punished: to be punished severely



adverb 
Definition:
 
smartly: in a smart manner



noun  (plural smarts)
Definition:
 
1. pain: a sharp stinging localized pain

2. embarrassment or mental discomfort: a feeling such as acute embarrassment, shame, or remorse



plural noun smarts 
Definition:
 
intelligence: practical intelligence or expertise ( informal )
She has the smarts to succeed.

[ Old English smeortan "be painful" origin ?]

smart·ly adverb
smart·ness noun

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See intelligent.

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