What is "quickwitted"

Usage examples of "quickwitted".

Naturally quickwitted, it flashed upon him that the only way to relieve a horse from one terror, was to bring another to bear upon him.

Bluff, quickwitted Georgina was pushing the timid Psyche away in her haste, fat old Marie Antoinette stood placidly and immovably chewing, Jo-girl did an exuberant dance all by herself in the snow—and there was the old ram, ring-horned Napoleon, magnificently regal, too conscious of supremacy to be arrogant.

I had plenty of mortal company as always, and indeed, I had inherited a few very quickwitted Greek philosophers who had been left behind by families who had gone to Constantinople where they would no doubt find more brilliant men to tutor their sons.

He was a funny little thing, quickwitted and affectionate, though initially shy of the great Lord of Castle Crag.