smart
 smart (smärt)adj. smart·er, smart·est
1.
a. Characterized by sharp quick thought; bright. See Synonyms at intelligent.
b. Amusingly clever; witty:
a smart quip; a lively, smart conversation.
c. Impertinent; insolent:
That's enough of your smart talk.
2. Energetic or quick in movement:
a smart pace.
3. Canny and shrewd in dealings with others:
a smart negotiator.
4. Fashionable; elegant:
a smart suit; a smart restaurant; the smart set.
See Synonyms at fashionable.
5.
a. Of, relating to, or being a highly automated device, especially one that imitates human intelligence:
smart missiles.
b. Manufactured to regulate the amount of light transmitted in response to varying light conditions or to an electronic sensor or control unit:
smart windows.
6. New England & Southern U.S. Accomplished; talented:
He's a right smart ball player.intr.v. smart·ed, smart·ing, smarts
1.
a. To cause a sharp, usually superficial, stinging pain:
The slap delivered to my face smarted.
b. To be the location of such a pain:
The incision on my leg smarts.
c. To feel such a pain.
2. To suffer acutely, as from mental distress, wounded feelings, or remorse: “No creature smarts so little as a fool” (Alexander Pope).
3. To suffer or pay a heavy penalty.n.
1. Sharp mental or physical pain. See Synonyms at pain.
2. smarts Slang. Intelligence; expertise:
a reporter with a lot of smarts.Phrasal Verb:smart off Informal
To speak or act impertinently.Idiom:right smart New England & Southern U.S.
A lot; a considerable amount:
He did right smart of the work himself. [Middle English, stinging, keen, alert, from Old English smeart, causing pain.] smartʹly adv.smartʹness n.
Regional Note: Smart is a word that has diverged considerably from its original meaning of “stinging, sharp,” as in a smart blow. The standard meaning of “clever, intelligent,” probably picks up on the original semantic element of vigor or quick movement. Smart has taken on other senses as a regionalism. In New England and in the South smart can mean “accomplished, talented.” The phrase right smart can even be used as a noun meaning “a considerable number or amount”: “We have read right smart of that book” (Catherine C. Hopley).
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