sharp-witted

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Gwen Crockett said her daughter was a sharp-witted speaker from a young age.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024

Stardom as the sharp-witted Chandler Bing on Friends also brought fortune - in the form of $1.1m an episode - and a string of glamorous girlfriends.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2023

Amy Brenneman, the Emmy-nominated star of “Judging Amy,” brings her own sharp-witted charisma to the role in the play’s L.A. premiere at Pasadena Playhouse, stylishly directed by Cameron Watson.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Her talents are nicely showcased in this sharp-witted, frequently quotable comedy of manners and satire of campus life.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2023

Their amazement at me, my language, my rules, and ways, once subsided, I found some of these heavy-looking, gaping rustics wake up into sharp-witted girls enough.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë