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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
quick-witted is an adjective meaning "mentally nimble and resourceful". It carries one recorded sense.
mentally nimble and resourceful
“quick-witted debater”
“saved an embarrassing situation with quick-witted tact”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for quick-witted come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.