Quick on the uptake Crossword Clue

While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Quick on the uptake crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on February 25 2025 Wall Street Journal Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Quick on the uptake has a total of 5 letters.

RankAnswerCluePublisher
99%SMARTQuick on the uptakeWall Street Journal

Definition

To feel a lively, pungent local pain; -- said of some part of the body as the seat of irritation; as, my finger smarts; these wounds smart.
To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil.
To cause a smart in.
Quick, pungent, lively pain; a pricking local pain, as the pain from puncture by nettles.
Severe, pungent pain of mind; pungent grief; as, the smart of affliction.
A fellow who affects smartness, briskness, and vivacity; a dandy.
Smart money (see below).
Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste.
Keen; severe; poignant; as, smart pain.
Vigorous; sharp; severe.
Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever.
Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.
Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying.
Pretentious; showy; spruce; as, a smart gown.
Brisk; fresh; as, a smart breeze.

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  • Wall Street Journal: Feb 25, 2025

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