Usually means: Quick, clever, and mentally sharp.
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  1. nimble-witted: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. nimble-witted: Collins English Dictionary
  3. nimble-witted: Wordnik
  4. nimble-witted: Wiktionary
  5. nimble-witted: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  6. nimble-witted: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. nimble-witted: Legal dictionary

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▸ adjective:  Quick-witted.

Similar:
keen-witted, nimble, witty, clever, quickwitted, sharp-witted, sharpwitted, snell, quicksome, light-legged, more...

Opposite:
slow-witted, dull-witted, dim-witted, unintelligent

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Similar:
keen-witted, nimble, witty, clever, quickwitted, sharp-witted, sharpwitted, snell, quicksome, light-legged, more...

Opposite:
slow-witted, dull-witted, dim-witted, unintelligent



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