Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nimble-witted

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: nim-ble-wit-ted
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Forth rusheth Sathan by and by, and of a gnatte maketh more then an Elephant of India, and of a very litle geometriall point, draweth forth an infinite Sphere: so ingenious, & nimble witted is Dame Slaunder."
"The nimble-witted Miller had already smelt where I was travelling to, and made haste to get on the same road."
"Then Fitzstephan went to Whidden with an offer of a thousand dollars for Eric’s murder. Whidden refused at first, but he wasn’t nimble-witted, and Fitzstephan could be persuasive enough, so the bargain had been made."

Inflected Forms

more nimble-witted (comparative) most nimble-witted (superlative)

Phrases

nimble-wittedness

Questions

What does nimble-witted mean?: Quick-witted.

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