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Webster 1913 Edition


Smartness

Smart′ness

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Noun.
The quality or state of being smart.

Webster 1828 Edition


Smartness

SM'ARTNESS

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Noun.
1.
The quality of being smart or pungent; poignancy; as the smartness of pain.
2.
Quickness; vigor; as the smartness of a blow.
3.
Liveliness; briskness; vivacity; wittiness; as the smartness of a reply or of a phrase.