Smart

/smɑːrt/ adjective

Intelligent and able to think or learn quickly. In some varieties of English, it can also mean stylish or neat in appearance.

“Smart” originally meant “causing sharp pain” in Old English, from a root meaning “to sting.” From the idea of sharp physical feeling, it shifted to “sharp in mind” and later to “sharp in appearance.” English kept all three senses in different contexts.

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