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смышленый — meaning in English

smyshlyonyy

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English meaning

  • apprehensive adj Nervous or worried about something that might happen.
  • intelligent adj Having or showing a strong ability to learn, reason, and understand.
  • quick adj Moving or happening fast.
  • sharp adj Having a fine edge or point that can cut or pierce easily.
  • smart adjective Intelligent; quick to learn or understand.
  • witty adjective Cleverly funny; able to make quick, amusing remarks.

Senses

смышленый is used for these senses in English:

  • apprehensive (obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.
  • intelligent Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
  • quick Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.
  • sharp (colloquial) Intelligent.
  • sharp-witted Clever, keen of intellect, swift of thought.
  • witty Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.
  • witty (archaic) Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.

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