quick-witted debater. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The cook, useful but not particularly quick-witted. From Wordnik.com. [The Mutineers] Reference
"Yes, sahib," said the quick-witted Sikh impassively. From Wordnik.com. [The Rogue Elephant The Boys' Big Game Series] Reference
"He is quick-witted enough to understand," answered Joy. From Wordnik.com. [The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance] Reference
She was a quick-witted creature, and knew just what to do. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
"You might take his pistol," suggested the quick-witted girl. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma] Reference
Olivia Munn can deliver the quick-witted evidence all for herself. From Wordnik.com. [COMIC-CON 2010: Rising OLIVIA MUNN has already inherited the geeks. Will she now inherit the Earth?] Reference
Mrs. Kilton and that lady was quite as quick-witted as her spouse. From Wordnik.com. [A Dixie School Girl] Reference
The yellow-faced fanatic was as quick-handed as he was quick-witted. From Wordnik.com. [Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea] Reference
They are docile, cleanly, quick-witted, and respectful to humbleness. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Egyptian column seen by some quick-witted Greek when trading in Egypt. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield] Reference
This rather enigmatical answer puzzled the not very quick-witted James. From Wordnik.com. [Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes The Quest of a Summer Vacation] Reference
Sharp in her way -- the way of a quick-witted woman -- shrewd, and no fool. From Wordnik.com. [The Making of a Soul] Reference
Being as quick-witted as she was cruel, she adopted a new method instantly. From Wordnik.com. [The Making of a Soul] Reference
And yet, quick-witted as she was, it did not occur to her to find a new one. From Wordnik.com. [An Australian Lassie] Reference
It was a quick-witted school, and knew how to turn quotations and allusions. From Wordnik.com. [Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature] Reference
"I am not accustomed to deal with such quick-witted ladies, Mrs. Temperley.". From Wordnik.com. [The Daughters of Danaus] Reference
And indeed the quick-witted, rustic youth had the frantic horse in a firm grip. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas] Reference
She must answer the door-bell as well, so should be nimble-footed and quick-witted. From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
That nimble and quick-witted dwarf escaped as fast as his awkward attire would permit. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864] Reference
She was quick-witted, she might quite conceivably guess at the existence of some riddle. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
"This time I will tell you about a quick-witted little French girl," said Captain Favor. From Wordnik.com. [The Children of France A Book of Stories of the Heroism and Self-sacrifice of Youthful Patriots of France During the Great War] Reference
"He's got that Southern style of being quick-witted with a slow delivery," Boritt recalls. From Wordnik.com. [But Words Will Never Hurt Me] Reference
Garcia was evidently, as the listening detective discerned, a very shrewd, quick-witted man. From Wordnik.com. [The Dock Rats of New York] Reference
"We're to be real cousins," the other whispered, and the quick-witted girl understood at once. From Wordnik.com. [Elsie Marley, Honey] Reference
"Makes you think of the dugouts on the firing-line in France," suggested the quick-witted Roy. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret Wireless or, The Spy Hunt of the Camp Brady Patrol] Reference
Thus the light, quick-witted dragon-flies won the victory over the strong but foolish monkeys. From Wordnik.com. [Filipino Popular Tales] Reference
"Nevertheless, mother, I have my suspicions," said the quick-witted girl, as she left the room. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces] Reference
Even their usually quick-witted Little Captain seemed suddenly to have been stricken speechless. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run] Reference
Max saw that there seemed to be considerable of truth in this discovery of the quick-witted chum. From Wordnik.com. [The Strange Cabin on Catamount Island] Reference
To describe Prothero as "quick-witted" or his interests as "interdisciplinary" wouldn't quite do him justice. From Wordnik.com. [The Gospel of Prothero] Reference
Mademoiselle Marie was so quick-witted that her mother often suspected she knew the secret which concerned herself. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Young John was of our age, bright, quick-witted, with a kind heart, an open hand, and a full allowance of self-conceit. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59] Reference
She was quick-witted and adaptable; she would be a tremendous social success with a little expert coaching, and he ----?. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
Knowing how quick-witted she is, it would likely have been the first reaction she had, rather than one she had to think about for days. From Wordnik.com. [Terry Krepel: Ann Coulter Doesn't Hate Gays Enough for WorldNetDaily] Reference
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