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showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
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elegant and stylish;
"chic elegance"
"a smart new dress"
"a suit of voguish cut"
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characterized by quickness and ease in learning;
"some children are brighter in one subject than another"
"smart children talk earlier than the average"
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improperly forward or bold;
"don't be fresh with me"
"impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"
"an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"
"Don't get wise with me!"
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painfully severe;
"he gave the dog a smart blow"
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quick and brisk;
"I gave him a smart salute"
"we walked at a smart pace"
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capable of independent and apparently intelligent action;
"smart weapons"